Donegal remains one of the worst black spots for road deaths
New figures show that Donegal remains a black spot for road deaths. The 2016 report from the Road Safety Authority shows there was a further increase in road deaths in the county last year with 12 people losing their lives. This is a third of the total road deaths in…
Sligo/Leitrim TD proposes Donegal & Cavan be standalone constituencies
A Sligo/Leitrim Dail deputy is proposing to the Constituencies Commission that the counties of Donegal and Cavan be reunited for the purposes of general elections. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry is proposing that Sligo/Leitrim should be one constitiency with four seats; that Cavan/Monaghan be one constituency with five seats; and…
Efforts underway to reunite Cavan constituency
A new effort is underway to have Cavan reunited as one county for the purpose of Dail elections. At present, part of Cavan is in with Sligo/Leitrim and South Donegal. Fianna Fail Councillor John Paul Feehily says they are particularly eager to raise the profile of the countywide campaign in…
Leitrim councillor wants text alert services to work together
In the wake of recent robberies in north Leitrim a county councillor wants all community text alert services to be able to work together. Fine Gael councillor Sean McDermott believes if alerts were shared between communities and across county borders between Leitrim, Donegal and Cavan it could help prevent crime.…
Leitrim, Cavan to be highlighted at jobs, business event in Croke Park
Leitrim and Cavan footballers might rarely make it to Croke Park. But that’s the place to be for people and businesses from those counties on Thursday, November 3rd, when the Invest4Success expo takes place in GAA headquarters. Anyone looking for a job in Leitrim or Cavan, hoping to relocate, set…