Sligo councillor hits out at spending on private ambulances
A Sligo councillor is claiming Sligo University Hospital is spending the equivalent of more than €10,000 a week hiring private ambulances. Independent Socialist Councillor Declan Bree says he finds it shocking that this is happening at the same time as the hospital is crying out for funding to care for…
Wine street reopens after reports of a fire at the Omniplex Cinema in Sligo
The Gardai and the Sligo fire service attended the Omniplex Cinema on Wine Street last night following a fire alarm. It occurred shortly after 9pm last night when its believed members of the public and staff from the cinema were asked to evacuate after reports of a fire. It is…
Criticism of amount spent on private ambulances
A Sligo councillor is hitting out at the almost €3m he says was spent by Sligo University Hospital during the past seven years on private ambulances. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says it’s not value for money, adding that the amount should have been spent buying and staffing new ambulances.…