Ex-councillors welcome indication of return of Borough and Town District Councils
The abolished Borough and Town Councils may be making a comeback. Junior Minister John Paul Phelean has indicated that Town councils abolished by the government in 2014, including Sligo, Bundoran and Ballyshannon, are to be…
Sligo train travelling too slowly, it’s claimed
It’s taking too long for the Sligo train to reach Dublin. That’s according to Senator Frank Feighan, who says the three-hour journey time is significantly longer than similar distance journeys on other rail lines in…
Fallen Lights – Live on Ocean Drive
On a media tour pronting their new single “It’s Too Late” Fallen Lights from Mullingar came in to perform a couple of tracks and talk about their story so far, Listen Back here:
PODCAST: The Frank Finn Singing Weekend on Coney Island
Michael J.Ward Pub Coney Island Francie visited Coney Island for the first time when The Frank Finn singing weekend was on. Francie spoke with some of the locals and sampled some of the singing and…
Up And Running with Claire Ronan
3rd March 2018 This week: Joe Belm from Weird World Happenings about his hobby which he would like to develop into a business. John O Reilly from the Local Enterprise Office joins us to tell…
The Friday Panel, Pat Fallon, Elizabeth Sanwo, Marc MacSharry
On this week’s Friday Panel, Pat Fallon, President of the Forsa Union, Elizabeth Sanwo, Leitrim community representative, Elizabeth Sanwo, and Deputy Marc MacSharry. Topics up for discussion include Storm Emma, the National Planning Framework, the…
Retailers in Sligo insist they’re up to the online shopping challenge
Retail business faces the huge challenge of online shopping, and this week, North West Today has been getting reaction to an article in the Irish Times entitled ‘The Death of the Irish Shop’. Claire Ronan…