Stop the blame game, it’s the special needs students who are suffering, says parent
The parent of a 12 year old boy with special needs has urged the Government and the teaching unions to stop bickering and concentrate on finding a way to re-open school classes. Faye Hayden has…
Paddy’s tears for young woman with Covid in Sligo Hospital
Well-known journalist, Paddy Clancy, broke down and wept when he personally came across the plight of a young mother being treated for Covid at Sligo Hospital, and how she had to sing her baby to…
The mystery of the tattooed body of Tullaghan
35 years ago, the body of a man was washed up on the beach at Tullaghan in North Leitrim. It has never been identified. This morning, the body is being exhumed from a cemetery in…
‘Irish people will call us bo—–es for supporting Trump’
‘Irish people will call us bo—–s for supporting Trump – so there must be 75 million bo—–s in America’. Riverstown native, John Gurhy of Chicago, who campaigned for Donald Trump in two Presidential Elections, has…
RTE and The Angelus broadcast – Time to get rid of or not?
An online petition is underway to have RTE end its traditional daily Angelus broadcasts, in the wake of the Mother and Baby Homes report, However, RTE insist the majority of people want The Angelus to…
HSE insists Donegal Community Hospital has enough staff despite Covid outbreak
The HSE insist it has the adequate staff numbers required to care for patients at Donegal Community Hospital. Concern has been expressed at staff numbers after a Covid outbreak at the Hospital, with the Mayor…
Leitrim border Garda checkpoints hampering movement of residents claims councillor
It’s been claimed that increased Garda checkpoints along the Leitrim-Fermanagh border are hampering the movement of local residents and interrupting the free flow of traffic. Sinn Fein councillor Padraig Fallon wants the Garda Commissioner to…