Door falling off Sligo-Galway bus leads to calls for safety review
Bus Eireann’s explanation of how a door fell off the Sligo to Galway bus on Monday morning has been less than reassuring, according to Deputy Marc MacSharry, Fianna Fail transport spokesperson. The door came off…
GAA correct in banning crowd from pitch after finals – Donegal GAA star
Donegal All-Ireland winner, Mark McHugh, says he believes the GAA are correct in not allowing crowds onto the pitch after All-Ireland or provincial finals. While some claim the move some years back has taken from…
Arrest made following cannabis seizure at Laghey
Gardai at Donegal Town have confirmed that a man has been arrested following the recent discovery of cannabis after a car was stopped at Pettigo. The Gardai are also appealing for information on recent burglaries…
Death of Mullaghmore bombing suspect may not have been an accident – Ex-British soldier
The death in an accident in Co Leitrim in 1995 of a man arrested but later acquitted of the murder of Lord Mountbatten in Mullaghmore may not have been an accident, and he may have…
Mountbatten was ‘legitimate target’ – Listeners offer thoughts on BBC documentary
One North West Today listener has responded the screening of a BBV TV documentary tonight on the Mountbatten murders in Mullaghmore by insisting Lord Mountbatten was a legitimate target. The man says he feels no…
‘I’d prefer to lose with Sligo than win with any other county’ – Eamonn O’Hara on his sporting life
Former Sligo footballer and All-Star, Eamonn O’Hara, gives an honest and revealing insight into his career and his life on this week’s ‘Friday in Focus’. Eamonn talks about his ambition to manage Sligo, his outspoken…
Sparks fly as councillor attacked for condoning vandalism of Gaeltacht signs
Donegal councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig has been taken to task by former councillor, Brendan Byrne, for not condoning vandalism to signs erected in the county’s Gaeltacht area. Cllr MacGiolla Easbuig said ‘direct action’ in…