Bus shelters to be installed across Sligo
Bus shelters will be installed across Sligo as part of a dedicated National Transport Authority programme for 2020. That’s according to Sligo/Leitrim Fianna Fail TD Eamon Scanlon who has had confirmation from the NTA for…
Kenny shares his support for protesting farmers
A local TD has expressed support for the farmers that protested in Dublin today. They held a demonstration at Dublin Port this afternoon after many of them slept in their tractors in the city centre…
More candidates join election race in NW
Three more candidates in the north west have joined the race for the Dail, two of them in Donegal and one in Sligo/Leitrim. It’s now expected there will eventually be about 16 candidates running in…
Candidates urged to take position on pension age
SIPTU members are calling on all the North West general election candidates to back the union’s campaign not to increase the pension age to 67 years of age. Up to 150 SIPTU trade union members…
Calories list suggestion ‘ludicrous,’ says Restaurants Association official
A proposal to have calories shown on menues across the hospitality sector has been described as ‘ludicrous’. That’s according to Anthony Gray, north west representative of The Restaurant Association of Ireland. Speaking to OceanFM News,…
16 on trolleys in NW
Sixteen people are on hospital trolleys in the north west today. That’s made up of eight each in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. Five are in the emergency department in Sligo and one is in…
Planning permission granted for new homes in Donegal
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of a major new housing development in Donegal Town. The development will consist of 31 houses and 26 apartments and will be situated on the old Laghy…