More than 26,000 people in region live on their own
More than 26,000 people in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are living on their own, according to the most recently-released CSO figures. The most common type of household in the region is that with a husband, wife and children; they make up a total of almost 124,000 people. However, there is…
Census shows North West’s workforce numbers are falling
The workforce in the North West is falling – the opposite of what’s happening nationally. This week, the second set of results from the CSO on Census 2016 were revealed showing that Sligo had the biggest decrease in its workforce with a 3% drop compared to the 2011 Census. Around…
Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal among counties with highest percentages of empty dwellings
Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are among the counties in Ireland with the highest percentages of vacant dwellings. Leitrim tops the list, with almost 20% of dwellings in the county empty. The figures are the latest from Census 2016. And the picture they paint is all the more startling when one…
CSO housing figures released for Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim
The amount of housing available in Donegal has risen just very slightly in the past six years while it has fallen in Sligo and Leitrim. That’s according to CSO figures just released on housing in Ireland. They show that in all three counties, there are fewer vacant dwellings, more people…
Leitrim second cheapest county in country to buy a house
Leitrim is the second least expensive county in the country in which to buy a house. Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the average price for a house in Leitrim is €95,030. Only County Longford is cheaper, at €87,584. Donegal is the fourth cheapest place to buy a house,…
Live register reaches lowest February figures since 2008
The number of people signing on the live register in the North West reached it’s lowest for the month of February since 2008. However, there was a slight increase in the number of Under 25s signing on in Sligo from January to February of this year. Just over 20,000…
IBEC North West calls for equal sharing of economic growth
IBEC North West is calling for a speeding up of the National Planning Framework to deal with what it describes as the growing infrastructure imbalances in the region. IBEC, which represents business, has called for economic growth to be shared equally across the country in the new 2017 Local Economic…