The Budget laid bare – All you need to know
Pierce Maloney of Porter and Co Chartered Accountants in Sligo gives us a comprehensive rundown of Budget 2023, with details on the once-off cost of living measures, taxation, housing and property, business tax, farming, social…
Free contraception should not have been health budget priority it’s claimed
There are more important things to spend in healthcare for the coming year than extending the availability of free contraception. That’s according to former Sligo-Leitrim General Election candidate, Bernie O’Hara, who insists the Government got…
80 year old launches campaign opposing ‘discriminatory’ online customer service
Liam is 80 years old and insists there needs to be an immediate end to diverting people online while accessing customer service, particularly within Government Departments. He says there are many like him who are…
10 year old vehicle rule putting Ballyshannon hackney driver out of business
Bert has operated a hackney service in the Ballyshannon for many years but says he’s been forced out of business due to conditions surrounding the issuing of a new licence. Vehicles must be 10 years…
The Government should be ran out of office says Sligo Traveller representative
The Manager of the Sligo Traveller Support Group says the small amount of increased payments for unemployed and pensioners allegedly contained in today’s budget is paltry, in comparison with the recent pay rise for TDs.…
Garda appeal following serious traffic collision on Rossnowlagh Beach
A person was seriously injured following a collision between two vehicles on Rossnowlagh Beach in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Garda Ciara Gibbons of Glenties Garda Station appeals for witnesses on this week’s…
I never thought I’d have to fight to put food on the table says distraught protester
Marcelle Dempsey, who cares for her daughter, Grace, made an emotional appeal to Government to help families like hers with the rising cost of living at a weekend protest in Sligo. She says never in…