Green Party not anti-rural Ireland – Ryan defends village car pooling proposal
Green Party leader, Eamon Ryan, has moved to clarify comments he made about rural villages engaging in a car pooling scheme as part of the fight against climate change. Deputy Ryan has suggested that rural…
All you need to know about Budget 2020…
How does Budget 2020 affect you and your family? Listen here to the comprehensive overview provided by Pierce Maloney of Porter and Co Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, Sligo, who deals with the areas of…
University play on consent is obscene claims parent
A new play promoting positive, active, consent is currently touring our universities, entitled ‘The Kinds of Sex You Might Have at College. and has been devised by the Active Consent programme at NUI Galway. Parent…
Call for realistic rents for businesses in Sligo’s Docks – One company paying 31 euro a year
Sligo County Council are to review rents and lease agreements with companies operating in The Docks area of the town. Cllr Declan Bree has called for more ‘realistic’ rents to be charged, after it emerged…
Manorhamilton Childcare Service remains closed as Tusla decline to comment
The Manorhamilton Childcare Service facility has failed to re-open this week, despite assurances it would do so. The service was catering for 99 children before its sudden closure some weeks ago. Tusla has declined to…
Gardai warn of fake ‘movie money’ in circulation
Gardai in Sligo-Leitrim have warned of the existence of so-called ‘movie money’ which is being circulated locally. These are fake counterfeit notes which are used as props in the film industry. Sergeant Angela Cummins of…
Woman’s distress after been forced out of flooded house in Donegal Town
Narelle Bell and her children have been forced to move out of their flooded house in Clarendon Drive in Donegal Town, as a result of damage caused by Storm Lorenzo last Friday. She’s currently in…