Donegal Cllr challenges Group at claims of rebel songs romanticising terrorism
The South East Fermanagh Foundation has hit out at what it calls the normalistion of rebel music and it’s romanticising of terrorism. Their comments have been crticised by Donegal Cllr Micheál Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig, who…
Same sex couple finally get their names on children’s birth certs
Sarah McDevitt from Drumcliffe married Geraldine, shortly after the passing of the same sex marriage referendum in 2015. They have now have two young sons, and Sarah has been campaigning intensely for years to have…
No services available to family after wife’s suicide, claims bereaved man
A man who lost his wife to suicide 15 years ago has added his voice to calls for more services and supports to be made available to families such as his. He says he still…
Pregnant woman criticises ban on partners attending maternity service appointments at Sligo Hospital
A woman who is three-months pregnant and availing of maternity services at Sligo University Hospital has lashed out at the ban on partners/husbands attending antenatal appointments and scans. She claims it’s an infringement of people’s…
An Post accused of being heavy-handed after woman summoned to court for non-payment of TV licence
A local woman who’s received a court summons for non-payment of her television licence claims An Post have been ‘heavy-handed’ in their dealings with her, and should not be pursuing such options. She insists she…
My battle with anorexia – Blacklion youth opens up to encourage others
Conor Nolan from Blacklion, who went to school in Manorhamilton, was diagnosed with anorexia when he was just 12 years old. Counselling and various supports helped him overcome the condition, but he’s decided to speak…
‘Shoots’ rarin’ to go, but live music not an option
The proprietor of the iconic Shoot The Crows pub in Sligo, Ronan Uisce Waters, has welcomed the decision to re-open pubs, but says it will be a pub landscape with a difference. He’s put in…