Six north west Gardai graduate from Templemore
144 new gardai are graduated from Templemore Garda college this afternoon. The men and women from two classes include five Sligo graduates most of whom will be posted in Letterkenny in county Donegal. While another…
DUP MEP says farmers in the north face an uncertain future if UK remains
Farmers in Northern Ireland will face an uncertain future if the UK remains in the EU. That’s according to the Democratic Unionist Party MEP Diane Dodds who is in favour of a Brexit. The Northern…
Sligo Councillor calls for resolution to housing waiting times
A Sligo Councillor is calling for the housing crisis in the north west to be dealt with. This week new figures show that work on the planned 49 units for social housing in Sligo has…
Students ‘relieved’ first exam over
Students are relieved the first of the Leaving and Junior Cert exams has come to an end. Just under 3,500 pupils in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are sitting the Leaving Certificate over the next two…
North West MEP says to stop blaming Brussels for water charges
A North West MEP says Irish politicians who are trying to blame Brussels for water charges have no legal basis for their arguments. Independent MEP Marian Harkin is asking if Irish politicians can continue to…
Kenny says withdrawal of claims make little difference to the need for Inquiry
The Sligo Leitrim TD who made allegations in the Dail of garda malpractice in Leitrim says the reported withdrawal of claims by one person makes no difference to his calls for a Commission of Investigation…
Sharp increase in number of patients on trolleys
The number of people waiting on trolleys in Sligo has risen sharply in the past decade. Sligo University Hospital had a sharp increase with 47 on trolleys in 2006 rising to 180 last month while…
