Farmers urged to use Regional Veterinary Lab to secure future
Farmers are urged to use the Regional Veterinary Lab in Dunally in order to secure its future. That was the message from the Civic Reception for the Lab hosted by the cathaoirleach of Sligo Co Co last night. The head of the Animal Health Committee with the IFA in Sligo…
Former Tanaiste hits out at successive governments for failing the North West
Successive government’s have failed the North West over the last twenty years. That’s according to the former Agriculture Commissioner, Tanaiste and Minister Ray MacSharry who has hit out at years of neglect for the North and West of the country. Mr. MacSharry was a guest speaker at an event to…
Calls for TDs to ensure retention of veterinary laboratory in Sligo
There are calls for TDs in the region to ensure there is no threat to the future of the District Veterinary Office in Dunally in Sligo. The office serves farmers in the whole of the north west region and the concerns come following a review of the 6 labs around…
IFA says it’s ‘vital’ Sligo veterinary laboratory is kept open
A Leitrim IFA official says it’s vital the veterinary laboratory in Sligo is kept open. There are renewed fears for the future of the veterinary laboratory at Dunally following a department report issued before Christmas. The fears first emerged last Spring with reports that a review of the Department of…
Renewed concern over future of veterinary laboratory in Sligo
There are renewed fears for the future of the veterinary laboratory at Dunally, outside Sligo. The fears first emerged last Spring with reports that a review of the Department of Agriculture’s laboratory services would recommend the closing of three laboratories in Sligo, Kilkenny and Limerick. Regional laboratories carry out post…