Council calls for upgraded farm lab facilities in Sligo
Sligo county councillors have agreed to call on Agriculture Minister and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue to commit to building a new regional veterinary laboratory in Sligo. They also want a timeframe for when this will happen. The call was the result of a motion from Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy…
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…