Asylum-seeking hunger striker ends 36-day fast
The 44-year old Iranian man living in Globe House in Sligo and who was on hunger strike for 36 days is believed this evening to have ended his fast. Amjad Rosstami went on hunger strike…
Access from N16 to Ballytivnan road in Sligo has reopened
Access from the N16 onto the Ballytivnan road in Sligo has re-opened to traffic this evening. Sligo County Council confirmed that the road has re-opened but road users are asked to take care as a…
Parts of north west to get high speed broadband before year’s end
Significant work is being done to roll out high speed broadband in the north west after the region was shown to have some of the slowest speeds in Ireland. A switcher.ie survey today shows Leitrim,…
HSE specialist says significant drop in HPV vaccine figures is ‘concerning’
A Specialist in Public Health Medicine for the HSE North West says that a significant drop in the number of girls getting the life-saving HPV vaccine this year is ‘concerning’. Provisional HSE figures this year…
Quota cuts hit Ownea salmon fishery in Donegal
Donegal fishermen are criticising a quota cut to the Ownea wild salmon fishery located near Ardara. Local fisherman and political activist Liam Whyte says the shared quota between anglers and commercial fishermen has been slashed…
Efforts being made to raise Hunger Strike case in Dail Eireann
Efforts are to be made this afternoon to have the case of the 44-year old Iranian man who has been on hunger strike in a direct provision centre in Sligo raised in the Dail. Amjad…
Sligo County Council has made no decision yet about invitation to new U.S. vicepresident
Sligo County Council says no decision has been taken about whether or not to invite the vicepresident-elect of the United States, Mike Pence, to Sligo. Pence’s grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, left Doocastle, near Tubbercurry, in…
