Kinlough woman’s anger after children refused school bus places
The parent of two secondary school children, one of whom has autism, has slammed the Department of Education and Bus Eireann, after they were turned down for school bus transport places for the year ahead.…
Agri Week: Carbon emissions in Brazil a world wide problem. Wool membranes for walking tracks in Leitrim
A west of Ireland TD has described as nonsense trying to calculate biogenic methane at national rather than international level. And we hear how wool from Leitrim sheep is being used for a membrane…
Government absolutely committed to St. Angela’s -IT Sligo merger – Harris
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, has emphasised that he and the Government are fully committed to the proposed merger of St Angela’s College in Sligo and IT Sligo. The Minister is…
Varadkar and Donohoe among those welcoming opening of new N4 stretch
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe are among those who’ve welcomed the opening of the new stretch of the N4 from Castlebaldwin to Collooney. While ex-TD Tony McLoughlin has been remembering the ups…
Covid cases in Killybegs linked to GAA club championship says HSE doctor
The recent increase in Covid cases in Killybegs and Kilcar is believed to be linked with GAA club championship events, according to HSE Director of Public Health, Dr Anthony Breslin. He also says hen and…
Body bags being carried past me constantly – Leitrim rescue worker recalls Ground Zero scenes
Sean McGloin from Glenade in Co Leitrim spent four months working at the search, rescue and recovery operation at Ground Zero in New York after the 911 terrorist attack. As the 20th anniversary of the…
Petition underway to install CCTV and lighting in Sligo Cemetery
A woman campaigning for CCTV cameras and lighting to be installed at Sligo Cemetery says she will re-double her efforts after stories of items being stolen from graves. The family of a man who was…