Northwest sports clubs urged to register for 2017 sports grants
Sports clubs in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be able to avail of a new sports grants worth 30 million euro in the new year. The scheme announced by government today will open on January…
Green light given to north-south electricity interconnector
An Bord Pleanala has given the green light to the North-South electricity Interconnector. It’s aimed at allowing electricity to flow between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and includes almost 3 hundred pylons across counties Meath,…
Independent TD says royal visit money could have been better spent
A Donegal TD says the money spent on the visit of Prince Charles to County Donegal would have been better spent on a targeted promotional campaign for the county. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle was reacting…
€5,000 raised for Lost at Sea charity
Nearly €5,000 has been raised in Killybegs, Co Donegal, for the work of the Lost at Sea Tragedies charity. Most of the money was raised through a sponsored walk and run from Donegal Town to…
N16 restrictions at Glenfarne to be lifted for Christmas
There’s good news for motorists travelling on the N16 road near Glenfarne in north Leitrim. Traffic lights and restrictions which have have been in place for some time will be removed for the Christmas period.…
R284 road closed at Gleann, in east Sligo
Gardai in Ballymote, Co Sligo, are warning motorists to exercise caution on the R284 near Gleann, between Taylor’s Cross and Geevagh, where lorry has gone off the road. The road is expected to remain closed…
Council supports call for automatic inquests into deaths of mothers giving birth
Sligo County Council has given its support to a Bill that would allow inquests automatically take place in cases where a mother dies while giving birth. The measure is contained in the Coroner’s Bill which…
