Over €9 million ‘high tier’ Lotto prizes won in North West since January 2020
The National Lottery handed out over €9 million in ‘high tier prizes’ to lotto winners in counties in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal from January 2020 until January 2023. The figures were published in the National Lottery’s ‘high tier prizes report’ which captures all draw-based game prize wins such as EuroMillions,…
Local Councils in attendance in Dublin to promote North West relocation initiative
Local Authority representatives from Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be in Dublin this evening to promote relocation to the North West. “Northwest in the City” is an event organised by IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the Western Development Commission as part of the North West Regional Enterprise Plan, and takes…
Independent TD calls for new election commission to listen to people’s concerns
A Donegal TD says the new commission that has been established to manage elections must listen to the concerns of lack of political representation that many people in Donegal claim to have. The new commission is independent of Government Ministers, and will report directly to the Oireachtas. Part of its…
More jobs expected to be created locally in 2023
It’s expected that regions such as the north west could see an increase in the number of jobs being created in sectors such as IT, Healthcare and Construction this year. FRS recruitment says there will be a “significant level” of vacancies in the sectors over the coming months. …
Lotto players in Donegal should check their tickets
Two lucky punters in Co Donegal and Co Meath are 1 million euro richer after this weekend. Retailers in Burnfoot in Donegal and Nobber village in the royal County recorded wins in Friday night’s EuroMillions draw. The National Lottery is urging players in the winning the locations to…
Gardaí announce road safety day of action ahead of bank holiday weekend
A road safety day of action begins today across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, as Gardaí urge road users to stay safe this bank holiday weekend. 18 people died on the roads in January of this year, the highest total in a decade. Driving under the influence, speeding, mobile phone use…
INMO warn that lack of funding for local NOWDOC services is putting people at risk
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is calling on the HSE to properly fund the NOWDOC service to ensure its safe for patients and staff. The call has been made on behalf of nurses working for the service in Leitrim and Donegal. Despite the public being directed to…