Level 5 restrictions a step too far insists councillor
Sligo Fine Gael councillor, Thomas Walsh, has hit out at the Government decision to impose a level 5 Covid restriction nationally, saying it will have a devastating effect on business, and will impact on other…
Gym owner hits out at reported ‘lockdown party’ in Sligo
There are reports that a well-attended so-called ‘lockdown party’ was held at a premises in Sligo for most of yesterday. The owner of TNT Gym in Sligo has condemned such gatherings on a day when…
The Mexican wave, and a helping hand for those most in need during lockdown…..
Martin Hernandez, a Mexican national who has lived in Donegal Town for 12 years, has offered free food from his restaurant to anyone who finds themselves struggling during the latest lockdown. Martin owns the La…
Two NW GPs among those critical of Covid lockdown
Former Donegal Minister and TD, Jim McDaid, and former Sligo-Leitrim election candidate, Anne McCloskey, are among 15 GPs who have written a letter to Government advising a change in strategy to deal with Covid. They…
Businesses hunker down and stay positive ahead of closures
Non-essential businesses are being forced to close their doors from midnight tonight, as part of the level 5 Covid lockdown. And they’re trying to stay positive and look at online development, as John Mullaney of…
Govt didn’t understand tradition in rural Ireland claims funeral director
The decision by the Government to overturn a directive to restrict numbers attending funerals to 10 under Covid level 5 has been welcomed by County Sligo funeral director, David McGowan – the numbers remain at…
We had no option – Hunger striker has no regrets 40 years on
It’s 40 years next week since the first of two hunger strikes at the Maze Prison – seven republican prisoners refusing food for 53 days, among them, Tommy McKearney, who’s been looking back, insisting he…