Local publican fears people will cross border for nightlife
A local publican says the difference in restrictions between the Republic and Northern Ireland will result in those living locally travelling to NI to avail of the less severe hospitality restrictions. It’s being claimed that people crossing the border to go clubbing is part of the reason the Northern Executive…
Still Here campaign relaunching today
A campaign is under way to reassure domestic abuse victims that help is there for them throughout the Christmas period The Still Here campaign will be relaunched today. It comes against a backdrop of the scandal over cancelled 999 calls to Gardaí. Over 200,000 calls between 2019 and 2020, were…
More bad news for Mica homeowners in Donegal
A Donegal Mica Redress campaigner says the non-processing of stage 1 Mica Applications by Donegal County Council due to an outstanding clarification needed from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is another major blow to those that are living in houses which are impacted by the defective block…
North West left exposed as Gardaí from this region work in Dublin
There are fears that Local communities in the North West and Border Regions where a number of robberies and burglaries have taken place in recent times could be left short of Garda protection as officers from the local garda divisions are being deployed to Dublin to help with policing in…
78 patients died after getting Covid-19 in north west hospitals
Official figures reveal 78 patients died after being infected with Covid-19 while in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. The data was released to the Sunday Independent by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. 35 patients in Sligo University Hospital died after getting the virus and a further 43 people died in…
€47m allocated for north west greenway and road projects in 2022
Almost €47m in funding has been allocated to Sligo, leitrim and Donegal for various greenway and roads projects for 2022. This includes €50,000 for the Sligo Greenway from Bellaghy to Collooney and €1m for the SLNCR. The funding comes a total funding from the Department of Transport of €676m. Sligo…
Manorhamilton has the lowest infection rate of Covid-19 in the entire Country
977 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Ocean FM franchise area in the latest 14 day incidence figures. All five local electoral reported infection rates below the R figure for 100,000 head of population which was set at 1305.1 The most cases and highest infection rate…