Nominations sought from the north west for Carer of the Year Awards
Family Carers Ireland are calling on friends, family members and health professionals to nominate family carers for the 2019 Carer of the Year Awards. The deadline for nominations is the 26th of September. There are two categories of awards, Carer of the Year, and four Young Carer of the Year…
Leaving Cert 2019: Students secure record total of CAO points
Almost 3,400 students across the north west have been picking up their leaving cert results this morning. The results were available from schools or online – and are broadly the same as last year. Donegal has the highest number of students receiving their results in the region this morning after…
Paddy McGrath suffers another cruciate ligament injury
Donegal’s Paddy McGrath will be out of action for the rest of the year after injuring his cruciate ligament in Saturday’s Super 8s loss to Mayo. The Ardara corner-back was replaced shortly after half-time at McHale Park and while it was initially thought to be a minor problem, it has…
Yellow rainfall warning extended to Donegal
Met Eireann has updated their status yellow rainfall warning to include Donegal. The notice – issued yesterday – included Sligo and Leitrim and was due to end at 6pm this evening. This has now changed to include Donegal and has been extended to 9pm tonight. Met Eireann is predicting heavy,…
Sligo homes sold for 11% more than asking price last year
Homes in Sligo sold for 11% more than the asking pricing last year- that’s higher than any other county in the country. That’s according to figures released from property website ‘Perfect Property’. During the second quarter of the year across the Republic, homes sold for 7 per cent more on…
Gardaí in the north west seek publics assistance in relation toa number of incidents
Gardaí across the north west are seeking the publics assistance in relation to a number of incidents. The crimes were committed over the past few weeks. Gardaí in Co. Sligo are investigating a burglary which occurred at a property at Cloonloo, Gurteen last night which left a man in his…
Beef plan Movement protesting outside Donegal factory from today
Farmers are protesting at a Donegal meat factory this afternoon. Members of the Beef plan movement are outside Foyle Meats in Carrigans today highlighting the need for better and fairer prices for farmers. Recent reports show that prices are marked upwards of 200% in some shops around the country. Donegal…