Twenty three on trolleys today
There are 23 people on hospital trolleys in the North West today. That’s made up of 15 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 8 in Sligo University Hospital Twelve of those in Letterkenny are on wards…
Worst of Doris passed but retailers and homes hit by electrical faults
Thousands of homes in South and East Sligo remain without power heading into the afternoon following storm Doris last night. Almost two thousand customers are affected in the Roscommon Sligo border area around Arigna. There…
Tesco Sligo staff vote to strike beginning next Wednesday
Staff at Tesco in Sligo town will be going on strike from next Wednesday morning. Staff at the supermarket giant last night overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action at the store. 44 staff voted…
Storm Doris causing havoc with electricity and roads across the region
Gale force winds from Storm Dorris with gusts of over 120 km/h have caused damage to the electricity infrastructure across the region Thousands of customers in the West and North West without power this morning…
Taoiseach promises to raise Sligo RVL issue with minister
The Taoiseach says he will raise the threatened closure of the Regional Veterinary Lab in Sligo with the Minister for Agriculture again. Enda Kenny was responding to a Dail query from Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon…
Short term future of West Sligo respite centre secured
The future of a west Sligo respite centre for people with dementia has been secured in the short-term. The Home from Home project operates from a house in Kilglass and is supported by the Alzheimers…
Confirmed March closure for Belleek Bank of Ireland
The Bank of Ireland in Belleek is to shut it’s doors next month despite the best efforts of the local community to keep it open. Over seven thousand people signed a petition during a five…
