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The Sitting Fianna Fáil councillor, Dónal Gilroy has failed in his bid to be selected as a party candidate for the upcoming local elections in the Sligo-Drumcliffe MD.     Edel MacSharry was selected by local party members at last night’s convention and will be put forward on the Fianna…

The Fianna Fáil Party will select a candidate to contest the local elections in the Sligo Drumcliff Municipal District next week.   The Party’s convention will take place in the Southern Hotel in Sligo on Thursday October 19th.   It’s expected that three names will be in the running for…

A Sligo Councillor has expressed concern over how the possible closure of nursing homes could impact local hospitals.   Recently both Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals were deemed as some of the most over-crowded in the Country.   Continues calls have been made for greater investment in step-down facilities including…

There are further calls for immediate short term measures to address overcrowding at Sligo University Hospital ahead of the winter months.   It comes as figures released yesterday have revealed that the hospital was the fourth most overcrowded nationwide in August, with a total 737 people waiting for a bed…

Calls are being made for Local authorities to be able to use the latest technology in the fight against anti-social behaviour, illegal dumping and dog fouling. It’s being reported today that Council officials will soon be able to use drone-mounted cameras to identify illegal dumpers. A new code of practice…