Donegal and Leitrim in All-Ireland Masters finals
Both Donegal and Leitrim will be in action in the All-Ireland Masters gaelic football finals which are set to take place in Ballyleague, Co. Roscommon this Saturday, September 21st. The Shield final will act as the curtain-raiser when the amalgamation of Leitrim/Longford take on Laois at 1:30 pm. Leitrim/Longford’s path…
50% decrease of prescriptions for opioid-substitution treatment in Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal.
There has been a 50% decrease in the number of prescriptions made to people undergoing opioid-substitution treatment in the Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal areas so far this year. In the vast majority of cases, this is used to treat heroin-addiction. According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 33…
Donegal to significantly benefit from property tax generated in Dublin
Donegal is set to be one of the counties that will benefit most from revenue raised through the property tax in other counties such as Dublin and Cork. A fifth of all property tax raised by the residents in the capital will be used for other less well-off local authorities.…
Highest ever passenger numbers recorded on Sligo-Dublin rail line
The highest ever passenger numbers were recorded on the Sligo to Dublin rail route in 2018. A total of 1.4 million passenger journeys were recorded on the Dublin to Sligo rail line last year a 5.1% increase on 2017. Late last year Iarnród Éireann introduced an extra service each way…
Extra daily Sligo-Dublin train service from today
An extra daily Sligo-Dublin rail service begins this morning. From today, the Sligo to Dublin line, will see weekday services increase from seven trains each way daily to eight trains each way, with an extra morning train from Dublin, Connolly to Sligo, and an evening train from Sligo to Connolly.…
Irish Rail says those hoping to travel on Sligo/Dublin line to see Pope should book now
Irish Rail has announced this Wednesday afternoon that there are fewer than 100 Sligo/Dublin rail tickets left for those travelling to see the pope in The Phoenix Park on Sunday. Advance book is necessary as InterCity train tickets will not be on sale on the day. And anyone without a…
Three newcomers in Roscommon team for final ‘Super 8’ game
The Roscommon senior football management team today named their Match Day 26 to face Dublin on Sunday next in the All-Ireland quarter-final stage 3 match in Croke Park. The team features a number of changes to the team that played Donegal two weeks ago. It also features championship debuts for…