‘We don’t have to carry shame, I carried it for years’ – Majella Moynihan
Former Garda Majella Moynihan has appealed to other women who have experienced injustice to speak out and come forward. Majella has been speaking about experiences of interrogation by Garda management after becoming pregnant outside marriage…
Bundoran guesthouse re-opens after Covid closure
The Bank Bar guesthouse accommodation in Bundoran is re-opening today after a brief clousre as a Covid-19 precaution. Owner Diarmuid Doherty has been outlining the circumstances behind the decision to close and how 10 people…
Ballyshannon broadband row raised in Dail
The row over the lack of broadband facilities for two business parks in Ballyshannon has been raised in the Dail. The developer of the parks warned that jobs would be lost unless they were included…
70% increase in calls to local suicide support group during Covid
The Grasp Life Foundation, a local charity set up to support people struggling with suicidal thoughts and families bereaved by suicide, has said it has experienced a 70% surge in people contacting them during the…
Fianna Fail ‘sleepwalking into oblivion’ – Former Deputy Leader hits out
Former Deputy Leader of Fianna Fail, Eamon O’Cuiv, has warned that Fianna Fail are ‘sleepwalking into oblivion’. Defending his calls for a change in leadership, Deputy O’Cuiv says the polling trends are ominous for his…
Frontline worker criticises lack of mask-wearing on Sligo train
Antoinette works as a nurse, and she says she’s been shocked at the numbers of people not wearing face masks on the Sligo to Dublin train. She also feels there needs to be more personnel…
Sligo man writes to Taoiseach in urgent appeal for adequate mental health services
Sligo man, Aaron Cawley, who suffers from anxiety and depression and has self-harmed in the past, has written a personal letter to An Taoiseach to appeal to him to provide adequate mental health services. Unless…