Orange weather alert issued for north west
Met Eireann has issued an Orange weather warning for the north west. The wind warning is for counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal along with Mayo and Galway as Storm Brendan makes its way towards the country. It comes into effect from 7am on Monday and remains in place until midnight,…
8 occupational assaults in the NW on members of Gardai in 2019
52 Gardaí missed at least a month’s work last year after being seriously assaulted on duty. According to Freedom of Information figures, a total of 162 officers missed at least a day because of an attack. In the Sligo/Leitrim district for 2019 there has been 3 recorded assaults, with officers…
MacManus slams lost bed days at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo/Leitrim general election candidate has described delayed discharges from hospitals as ‘one of the biggest financial wastes in the health service. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus was speaking after figures released to him showed that 2,372 bed days had been lost in Sligo University Hospital due to delayed discharges…
Information sessions to be held in North West as €28m Brexit package announced
Enterprise Ireland is to hold a series of information sessions throughout the north west next week on the recently-announced €28m Brexit package for counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth. The package includes a €15m enterprise development fund specifically for projects in the six border counties. On Wednesday next…
Gardai still on lookout for person in connection with attempted burglary in Leitrim
Gardai in Leitrim are still on the lookout for a person in connection with an attempted burglary where a Garda patrol car was rammed. A teenage boy is still being questioned in relation to the matter which happened outside a supermarket in Mohill at around 4:30 yesterday morning. Two men…
INMO calls on government to declare a overcrowding crisis as 67 across the North West wait for a bed
Today marks the second worst recorded day in the history of the INMO, as trolley figures remain at 760 patients nationwide. As a part of this, 67 people across the North West are waiting on trolleys or chairs today, waiting for bed. Letterkenny University Hospital is the 4th worst effected…
Families in the North West now benefiting from a new childcare scheme
Families from across the north west are benefiting from a new childcare scheme which is providing subsidies. After just three weeks from when applications were lodged to the National Childcare Scheme a total of 562 awards have been issued to families in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal. Local general election…