Almost 50 people waiting for a bed at North West hospitals
There were 49 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West hospitals this morning. 31 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 18 were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally,…
Fire services called to deal with a blaze in Finisklin
The Fire services in Sligo are currently dealing with a fire at the site of the old Herron building in Finisklin in Sligo. The fire department are advising all local businesses and residents…
Donegal TD says he had to vote against the redress scheme
A Donegal TD say he had no choice but to vote against the Defective Block redress scheme in the Dáil last night. The Government lost its Dáil majority as a result of the actions…
Government loose Dáil majority as Joe McHugh resigns Party Whip
The Government lost its Dáil majority last night. Donegal TD Joe McHugh resigned the Fine Gael whip after voting against the Mica redress scheme. While it means the Government has no technical majority,…
Pressure increases to reinstate pension services in Coolaney.
There’s further pressure on An Post to reinstate services in Coolaney. The facility had been serving people their pensions in the area however in recent weeks the payment service was pulled with the community…
A leading local farming official is urging farmers to resist lower beef prices
There has been calls on farmers to resist lower beef prices this week. This is the appeal following a move to pull prices over the last fortnight. Despite this, tight supplies of suitable cattle and…
Sligo Pyrite spokesperson expresses disappointment with local TD’s missing defective Blocks vote
A representative of the Sligo Pyrite Action Group has expressed his disappointment over the nonparticipation of a number of local TD’s in a defective block bill in the Dáil yesterday evening. Opposition had called…