Woman with MS slams removal of disabled parking spaces in Sligo
A disabled driver who has multiple sclerosis has launched a stinging attack on Sligo Town’s new Covid-19 mobility plan. LInda says the removal of disabled parking spaces in Castle Street and Grattan Street has left…
Ross should be acknowledged for ‘service to the State’, insists Sligo councillor
Sligo councillor Michael Clarke has called for former Ministers Shane Ross and Michael Ring to be publicly acknowledged by the council for their service to the State. He believes the actions for former Transport Minister…
Live music IS allowed in pubs insists VFI chief, as confusion reigns
The CEO of the Vintners Federation, Padraig Cribben, has insisted that live music IS permitted in pubs that have re-opened and is not a breach of Covid-19 regulations. There is widespread confusion within the industry…
Racial abuse claim by Covid-affected family creates division
Angela takes issue with the claim made on the NWT show last week by Henan Orang that members of his Sligo-based family have suffered racial abuse, after details of how some of them contracted Covid-19…
Overcrowding in Bundoran bars criticised by publican
Bundoran publican, Diarmuid Doherty, has criticised the weekend overcrowding of pubs in the town, and says it’s due to the Government’s non-sensical approach to the re-opening of pubs. He claims demand for pub attendance has…
What the Minister said – Feighan’s comments in Ocean debate prompt national headlines
Comments made by the new Junior Minister for Health, Frank Feighan, in an Ocean FM General Election debate last January made the front page of the Sunday Independent yesterday. Minister Feighan had commented on the…
Organiser of Sligo video shoot apologises for social distancing breaches
Kieran Quinn, the organiser of a video shoot on O’Connell Street in Sligo yesterday, has apologised for the fact that social distancing was not observed by all those involved in the production. Up to 80…