Defiant anti-abortion campaigners speak live from Ben Bulben Mountain as they erect giant NO sign
A team of 20, working since 4am this morning, forced to do it because they can’t get their message across. Those behind the erection of a massive NO sign on Ben Bulben mountain speak live…
Furious row after claims that rape victims should deal with it by taking morning after pill
Listeners on opposing sides locally of the Eighth Amendment Referendum have clashed over the suggestion by one that female rape victims should opt for the morning after pill and not seek terminations. Yes voter, Sharon,…
Jewish rep clashes with Donegal Councillor over proposal to expel Israeli Ambassador
The Chairman of the Jewish Historical Society, Yanky Fachler, has taken issue with calls for the Israeli Ambassador to be expelled from Ireland. Donegal councillor Micheál Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says every county council in Ireland…
You can’t let your disability rule your life – Noel McCauley’s story
Noel McCauley has been selling The Big Issue on the streets of Sligo and other towns across the region for years, and is one of the best known people in the North West as a…
They’re taking away my livelihood – Ice cream vendor appeals for permission to trade at Glencar
Hugh Campbell has been selling ice creams from his van at Glencar Waterfall for the past eight years, and he’s now appealed to Leitrim County Council to reverse a decision not to provide a casual…
Leitrim Leaving Cert student overcomes mental health issues to produce new poetry book
County Leitrim Leaving Cert student Jack Collum has spoken publicly of his battle with mental health issues and how difficult it was for him to get the assistance he needed. Jack is one of those…
Mother of Down’s Syndrome boy upset by its inclusion in Referendum discussion
County Sligo woman, Jacqueline McDonagh, who has a son with Down’s Syndrome, has expressed her upset at the inclusion of the condition in discussions surrounding the Eighth Amendment referendum. She is taking no position in…