Tributes paid to Detective Garda Colm Horkan in the Dáil
The Dáil has been paying tribute to Detective Garda Colm Horkan. He was killed last week when he was shot a number of times while responding to an incident in Castlerea in Co Roscommon. Sligo Leitrim TD Frank Feighan has called for politicians and the media alike to…
Major funding boost for North West
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD will announce a major allocation of Government funding for two major regional enterprise projects in Sligo and Leitrim later today under the Enterprise Ireland Business Enterprise Development Fund 2020. Eleven successful border county projects from the North East…
Major funding allocations announced for north west
€270,000 has been allocated under different schemes for the North West region. €60,000 of which comes from the 2020 Rural Innovation and Development Fund going towards 3 projects in Sligo and Leitrim. The Strandhill Market is to receive €18,942, which will be used in helping reopen the market,…
Local TD expresses confidence new government being formed
A Sligo Leitrim TD has expressed his confidence that a new government will be formed between Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party. It’s emerged that housing is proving to be a stumbling block in government formation talks. The Green Party’s looking for more social housing, while…
Funding allocated to a number of Sligo Piers
Over 166,000 euro has been allocated to Sligo County Council by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed under the 2020 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. The funding will be used for the improvement of three piers in Co. Sligo. €84,000 has been…
Flu vaccine to be more freely available
The decision to provide this year’s Flu vaccine to every child under the age of 12 is being described as being a positive step in the fight against our hospitals being overrun due to COVID19 and flu season later this year. Speaking earlier to Ocean FM News, Sligo Leitrim…
Funding secure for Summerhill College Extension
Assurances have been sought from the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD to confirm that Government capital investment funding for the proposed development of a new building extension at Summerhill College in Sligo will not be affected by the financial uncertainty caused by the COVID19 outbreak. Funding…