Second case of bird flu identified in Galway
A second case of bird flu has been identified in county Galway. The discovery was made yesterday after a wigeon was found to be carrying a strain of avian influenza. Farmers are being advised to…
Ongoing flooding on R287 needs a solutions says local councillor
A Sinn Fein councillor in Sligo has called on the county council to find a solution for ongoing flooding on a stretch of the R287 between Slishwood and Correagh villages. Councillor Thomas Healy told this…
More new vehicles are being licensed in the North West
More new vehicles are being licensed in the North West. Figures just released by the Central Statistics Office show there were 5,303 vehicles licensed for the first time last year in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.…
Ballymote nursing home granted planning permission for extension
The capacity at a Sligo nursing home is expected to increase in the near future. Ballymote Community Nursing Unit has been granted planning permission from Sligo County Council for two new single storey extensions. Ocean…
SIPO refers four North West Dáil election candidates onto Gardai
Four 2016 election candidates from the Sligo Leitrim and Donegal constituencies have been referred to the Gardai by the Standards in Public Office Commission. The Standards Commission (SIPO) has referred 66 files to the Gardaí…
ICMSA wants GLAS payments made now
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to intervene in ensuring Glas payments are finally made to farmers. The Chairperson of the ICMSA Farm and Rural…
Government TD insists there’s ‘no threat’ to rural Bus Eireann services
Government TD Tony McLoughlin insists there’s no threat to rural Bus Eireann Services. Speaking on Ocean FM today, the Fine Gael TD said he would do everything to ensure vital expressway routes through the region…
