Mica litigation costs avoided following compromise
Impacted Mica homeowners in Donegal will not have to pay costs of €1,845 for each set of court proceedings served in relation to the defective blocks condition which has impacted several building in the county. The Irish Independent are reporting that close to 1,300 lawsuits have already been initiated…
Another Weather warning issued for the North West
A new Status Yellow Snow/Ice warning has been issued by Met Eireann. The warning covers Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal while Cavan and Monaghan will also be impacted. We can expect Lying snow and freezing temperatures are expected later this evening and tonight. Falls of sleet and…
Killybegs Day Hospital and Donegal Hospital Day Centre to reopen
It’s been confirmed that both the Killybegs Day Hospital and the Donegal Hospital Day Centre are to reopen in the coming weeks. The facilities had been unavailable since the pandemic struck, with concern growing among the communities in question as to if they would ever be restored. While the service…
Sligo-Leitrim TD calls for reversal of direct provision decision
A Sligo-Leitrim TD is calling on Government to reverse a decision to move people from direct provision into tented accommodation. It’s being reported that 52 asylum seekers will have to move from Direct Provision into emergency accommodation including tents. Some reportedly have to go to a tent while other refugees…
Donegal TD calls for ‘rainy day fund’ to be used to complete school projects
Questions are being asked over why the Governments ‘rainy-day fund’ is not being used to progress school building projects in the North West. Last week it was revealed that a Gaelscoil in Donegal town, a project that was shovel-ready, is one of 58 projects across the country –…
Taoiseach under scrutiny over eviction ban decision
The Taoiseach has come under fire over the decision to end the eviction ban. The decision was taken to allow the moratorium to elapse at the end of this month. Speaking in the Dáil today, Independent Donegal TD Thomas Pringle challenged Leo Varadkar, calling for a public housing scheme to…
Just under 2,000 Ukrainian pupils in North West schools
There are just under 2,000 Ukrainian pupils enrolled in schools across the North West in figures published by the Department of Education. As of March 1st, 359 were enrolled in Sligo, 211 of whom who were enrolled in Primary education while 148 are attending post-Primary schools. The figure is slightly…