Rural hotels full of refugees having catastrophic effect on tourism it’s claimed
It’s been claimed that hotels which are full of refugees in rural areas is having a catastrophic effect on tourism, TV chef and restauranteur, Paul Treyvaud, has called for a new approach from Government, saying…
The Friday Panel, Paula Gilvarry, Donal Gilroy
This week’s Friday Panel discuss the overcrowding at Sligo Hospital, the Ukrainian refugee situation, our turf controversy, the National Maternity Hospital and boy racers. Guests are Dr Paula Gilvarry and Cllr Donal Gilroy
Overcrowding situation at Sligo Hospital not acceptable says Minister Donnelly
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, says he fully accepts that the numbers of patients being treated on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital is unacceptably high – he says part of the problem is older…
Tourist Office in O’Connell Street to re-open after all
The Failte Ireland Tourism Office in O’Connell Street in Sligo will re-open this summer, despite a decision that it would stay closed earlier in the year. The re-opening comes about as a result of a…
Tom Niland still in critical condition despite regaining consciousness says cousin
Attack victim, Tom Niland, is still in a critical condition in hospital, despite regaining consciousness. That’s according to his cousin, Michael Walsh, who’s been updating Tom’s situation, four months after the brutal attack on him…
13 Ukrainians living in 2-bedroom apartment in Sligo
Ukrainian national Khrystyna has lived with her parents in Sligo for 20 years, but have now taken in 10 other family members from Ukraine, as they fled the war. The problem is, they are all…
Five rescued from roof of a car at Coney Island
Five people were rescued off the roof of a car by the coastguard helicopter on Tuesday at Coney Island. They were trapped when the tide came in, as Cillian Murphy of the RNLI in Sligo…