Extra parental leave to be introduced
Parents of new children will be given up to four weeks’ extra paid parental leave in the New Year. Two separate schemes are being rolled out to give time off to parents after the arrival…
Fifth annual Yeats Day festival taking place this weekend
The 5th annual Yeats Day festival continues this weekend with a number of events taking place across Sligo and to commemorate one of Ireland’s most famous poets. The festival which commenced last night will run…
For farmers, no basic payment national reserve this year
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has announced that there will be no basic payment national reserve in 2016. This is seen as a huge blow to young farmers and Macra na Feirme say it again…
Exam weather at an end
Studying for the Leaving is about to become a bit easier as the fabled exam weather looks to have come to an end with cloudy and wet weather expected over the course of the weekend.…
Sligo Rape Crisis says the State has to comply with UN calls on abortion
The Chairperson of the Rape Crisis Centre in Sligo says the government must comply with international law on abortion. It follows a report issued on the case of Amanda Mellet this week which that her…
Border control restrictions will result from Bexit -McGuinness
Border controls between the north and south of Ireland would be inevitable should the UK leave the EU. That’s the view of the Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. This week in the European Parliament Fine…
Quirky Glamping hoping to open by next Summer
The already famous Quirky Glamping Village in Enniscrone is hoping to be open for business by next summer. Speaking on Ocean FM’s North West Today programme this morning, proprietor David McGowan said he hopes to…
