Someone in the public sector will have to be held responsible for the Dáil printer controversy – Marc MacSharry
A TD for Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal says someone in the public sector will have to be held responsible for the Dáil printer controversy. This morning it was revealed the entire cost of work done while buying and installing a new printer in the Oireachtas was more than 1.8…
Lifting the Silence on Suicide events planned for Sligo & Leitrim
A number of talks on suicide are to take place in Sligo and Leitrim. The ‘Lifting the Silence on Suicide’ talk is aimed at discussing what may lead someone to take their own life and how people can help prevent it. The next two events are on the…
Local Schools to benefit in summer works scheme
The Department of Education have announced details of the latest Summer Works Scheme. Details of the significant investment under the Department of Education’s Summer Works Scheme which will provide major improvements for 22 local primary and secondary schools in the Sligo/Leitrim/North Roscommon/South Donegal constituency. This investment for local schools is…
Donegal Gardaí warn of another scam, this time by post
Another scam is doing the rounds in the north west with the latest being a bit more invasive. A person in Co. Donegal informed their local Garda Station of a letter they received by post with their full name and address claiming they had won over €900,000 in ‘Loteria Primitiva’,…
Government aim to house 750 asylum seekers throughout region
The government plans to house a number of asylum seekers across the north west. They aim to house over 5,500 asylum seekers nationally. The Department of Justice is looking for providers to operate centres in 8 regions around the country. One of these regions includes counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Cavan…
Dundalk man appeared in Sligo Court on charges of attempted fraud
A 22-year old man appeared before a special sitting of Sligo District Court yesterday evening for alleged attempted fraud at a hotel in Sligo town. Jibola Akanni, with an address of 80 Dublin Street, Dundalk, Co Louth, was charged that on November 16th at The Clayton Hotel on Clarion Road…
National Learning Network renew calls for independent housing in Manorhamilton
The National Learning Network in Leitrim has renewed it’s calls for independent housing to be provided in the town for participants of the course that attend the National Learning Network training centre which is based in the Bee Park Community Centre. Planning applications have been lodged with the…