Employers urged to provide compassionate leave for workers mourning dead pets
Animal charity, Dogs Trust, has outlined more details regarding its proposal to have employers offer compassionate leave to workers who are grieving the loss of a pet. A campaign is now underway to bring this…
120 cancellations of local bus services in a month unacceptable says Sligo FF
The Sligo Fianna Fail Comhairle Dail Ceanntair has called on Bus Eireann to explain why 120 bus services have been cancelled in the region in the past month. The group say the situation is wholly…
Martin to lead FF into next Election insists Minster O’Brien
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien insists Micheál Martin will lead Fianna Fail into the next General Election and there is no mood for change, nor backbench TD revolt. Minister O’Brien is on a day-long visit to…
Friday Panel
The Friday panel on North West today this week consisted of Sligo Strandhill Fine Gael councillor Sinead Maguire and Sligo Fianna Fáil, Ballymote Tubbercurry Councillor Paul Taylor. During the course of the discussion Cllr.…
Free school transport a welcome relief for parents
School transport fees are set to be scrapped for the 2022-2023 school year . Dr. Bláithín Gallagher, Member of the National Executive Committee and Constituency Spokesperson for the Green Party said that this is a…
AIB decision to remove cash services from branches unacceptable
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD has described the decision for AIB to remove cash services from 70 branches across the country , 6 of them in County Donegal as short-sighted . …
Another blow to rural Ireland, not everyone can go online
There are residents in the Killybegs and Kilcar areas who have to stand outside their homes to get access to their online banking security codes. The fact that AIB is going cashless in six…