Brexit is my main concern – Sligo’s Sinn Fein’s new MEP Chris McManus
Brexit is the number one concern for Sligo’s Sinn Fein’s new MEP Chris McManus. Although the UK and EU agreed the terms in the Withdrawal Agreement, the Irish protocol needs to be put into practice in time for next year. Sinn Fein’s new Midlands Northwest MEP arrived in Brussels this…
Education Minister confirms postponement of Leaving Certificate Oral exams
The Leaving Certificate Oral exams will no longer go ahead as scheduled. The language tests were due to get underway on Monday March 23rd. Education Minister and Donegal TD Joe McHugh says his department is working to reschedule the oral exams for as soon as students return to school: https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202019-20/17updmchugh-virus-schools-add-clip-n.mp3
IT Sligo drawing up plans for college closure over Covid-19 fears
Board of management and senior members at IT Sligo are meeting this afternoon to discuss the government’s decision to close all colleges, schools, childcare facilities and public cultural institutions over the Coronavirus. A number of the members will be meeting with the department of education to gather more information on…
Donegal students take part in All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad today
3 students from Donegal are to take part in in the National Final of the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad today. The competition run by the ADAPT Centre challenges secondary school students to apply their logic and reasoning skills to solve complex puzzles in unfamiliar languages. The contest is said to…
Funeral recommendations aimed to reduce spread of covid 19
The Irish Association of Funeral Directors says it wasn’t their intention to alarm the public after it issued recommendations for dealing with coronavirus fatalities. The group advised that people who have died from the illness should be buried or cremated immediately and funerals held at a later date. A spokesperson…
Sligo agricultural official calls for farmers to be included in Covid 19 fund
The Chairperson of The Sligo Beef Plan Movement has called on the newly formed Government Cabinet Sub-Committee on Covid-19 to implement sick pay arrangement for farmers to mitigate the potential spread of the virus. Gerard Pikington says that there will be farmers that contract the virus and are unable…
Sligo’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is cancelled
Sligo’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is cancelled. The parade committee made the decision over the weekend amid fears of Coronavirus spreading. Speaking to OceanFM news, one of the organisers, Finbarr Filan, says the cancellation is the appropriate thing to do. https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202019-20/Finbar%20Parade%20Cancelled.mp3