Sligo council calls for reinstatement of respite service
A Sligo mother whose son now is forced to travel to Monaghan for respite care says the lack of such services in the North West is a disgrace. Helen Hamilton’s son Niall was availing of respite care in the Solas centre in Ballytivnan. But respite is no longer available for…
Drugs now a problem everywhere, including rural areas
Drugs are a problem in all parts of Sligo and Leitrim not just in urban areas. That’s according to the head of the Sligo Leitrim Divisional Drugs Unit who says it’s now a nationwide problem and can no longer be linked uniquely to towns and cities. Speaking to Ocean FM…
Formal complaint made to the EU over illegal wildfires this year
The Irish Wildlife Trust has made a formal complaint to the EU over the failure of the Irish Government to prevent illegal wildfires. There were 97 such fires this year alone many of which the IWT claims were started deliberately. Three of these wildfires were in county Sligo, one on…
TB eradication scheme ‘not working’
Sinn Fein Cllr Brendan Barry is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to take a more proactive approach to eradicating TB in Ireland. The Leitrim Councillor is asked him to look at the New Zealand model where they have taken a radical approach. In New Zealand with a cattle herd…
Leitrim group hopes other councils will ban glyphosate while the IFA says the decision is premature
A Leitrim campaign group is urging other Councils around the country to follow the lead of Leitrim County Council in banning the use of glyphosate-based weed killers in public areas. Councillors agreed to the ban at a meeting this week and it makes Leitrim just the second Council in the…
Leitrim company says engineering and trades jobs cannot be filled
The economy is loosing out on millions due a lack of skilled tradespeople. One company in Leitrim says it has 15 Engineering jobs which it can’t fill because it can’t find enough people qualified to do the work. Managing Director of Newtowngore Engineering John McCartin says we’re suffering now because…
Donegal County Council is confident all allocated money will be spent
Donegal County Council says it is confident all money allocated by the Department of Rural Affairs will be spent in the coming months. The Council has been responding to a query from Ocean FM News after Minister Michael Ring’s comments earlier this week criticising Local Authorities for failing to spend…