Debates kick off tonight for the next IFA president
Campaigning in the election for president of the IFA is heating up with debates running until Nov 21st. Tonight, one of those debates will take place in the Bush Hotel in Carrick on Shannon. The Election Count will take place in Dublin on Tues, December 17th. Sligo IFA Chairperson Kathleen…
Leitrim to hold first ever Boxty Festival
Leitrim is to hold its first ever festival to celebrate the heritage and culture of the Boxty. As part of Failte Irelands ‘Taste the Island’ Carrick On Shannon will hold the the inaugural Leitrim Boxty Festival on the 19th of October. This is not to dissimlar to a festival that…
Talks on the possible health implications of 5G in Sligo & Leitrim
Public awareness talks on the possible health implications of 5G wireless transmitters are taking place across Sligo and Leitrim. The first in a series of four meetings was held in Tubbercurry last night and discussed the possible health, privacy and environmental impacts of 5G. The meetings are being organised by…
N4 traffic delays expected at Carrick on Shannon from Monday
Motorists travelling from the north west along the N4 toward Dublin may face delays from Monday., That’s because of roadworks that will be taking place in Carrick on Shannon from the Tesco Roundabout to Ging`s Pub. The works will last until the end of August.. Night time work from 7pm…
Gardai still searching for people who ran from car suspected of involvement in burglaries
Gardai are still searching for a number of people suspected of burglaries in the region after they ran from a car in Carrick on Shannon that was pursued by gardai yesterday evening. At approx. 5.30pm, gardaí in Carrick on Shannon saw a car which was believed to have been previously…
Leitrim to play host to MEP debate on climate issues
Leitrim will play host to a public debate on key environmental and climate issues with MEP candidates running in the midlands – north west constituency this evening. The debates will feature a panel of politicians running in the upcoming election who will present their environmental policies, strategies and objectives for…
Mandate says progress made in Tesco industrial dispute
The Mandate Trade Union says positive progress has been made with an industrial relations dispute involving Tesco workers at the Sligo and Carrick on Shannon stores. Pay, the removal of canteen and break-room facilities and, what members describe as, the breaking of agreements between management and workers were some of…