24 people waiting for a bed in the North West today
There are 24 people on trolleys in the North West today. There are 20 people waiting on wards and in the Emergency Department at letterkenny University Hospital and 4 people at Sligo University Hospital. That’s…
Sligo Leitrim TD gets commitment from Taoiseach on rural issues
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the Taoiseach has committed to supporting Sligo County Council in progressing the N4 and the Western Distributor road projects. The tenders for these two projects are being considered by the…
Businesses evacuated after a fire breaks out on O’Connell Street in Sligo Town
2pm: O’Connell Street remains partially blocked off to traffic following a fire which broke out at a premises earlier. At least 6 units of the fire brigade were called to the scene at McGarrigles pub…
Motion by a Sligo Councillor to call for ban on fur farming defeated
A motion by a Sligo Councillor to have fur farming banned in Ireland went to a vote this week. Councillors are split on this controversial issue but in the end the motion by Gino O’Boyle…
New Leitrim study on forestry first of its kind in any county
A new study into the impact of afforestation in county Leitrim will be the first of its kind anywhere in the country. This week following calls from Leitrim IFA, the national executive of the IFA…
Man arrested, man critical following Donegal crash
A man was arrested after attempting to flee the scene of an accident in county Donegal last night. Gardai in Letterkenny were called to a 2 car collision in the Dooballagh area of Co. Donegal…
‘Fine Gael and Fianna Fail need to go!’ in the interests of rural Ireland says Donegal TD
A Donegal Independent TD says the only way to resolve the post office crisis is to get Fine Gael and Fianna Fail out of government. Killybegs-based TD Thomas Pringle was at the Oireachtas Communications Committee…