There are 1,574 young people unemployed for 6 months or more in the North West
There are 1,574 young people in the North West who are unemployed for 6 months or more. In Leitrim, the figure stands at 146 people, 247 in Sligo while there are 1,181 people in Donegal. The figures come from a question posed by Dublin North-East TD Thomas P. Broughan in…
Leitrim Councillor calls for earlier bus service from Manorhamilton
A Leitrim Councillor is calling on the National Transport Authority and Bus Eireann to put on an early bus service from Manorhamilton into Sligo. The current bus leaves Enniskillen and picks up passengers in Manorhamilton at five past ten. However, Fianna Fail Councillor in Leitrim Justin Warnock says this is…
Sligo council, Manorhamilton MD to choose new cathaoirligh today
Sligo County Council and its two municipal districts will today name their cathaoirligh for the coming year at today’s annual general meetings. It is expected that Fianna Fail’s Seamus Kilgannon will be named the new county council cathaoirleach, replacing outgoing chair Fine Gael Councillor Hubert Keaney. In Leitrim, The Manorhamilton…
Census shows North West’s workforce numbers are falling
The workforce in the North West is falling – the opposite of what’s happening nationally. This week, the second set of results from the CSO on Census 2016 were revealed showing that Sligo had the biggest decrease in its workforce with a 3% drop compared to the 2011 Census. Around…
Councillor calls for ‘joined-up thinking’ to increase tourism bed nights
A Leitrim councillor says more joined-up thinking is needed to ensure that the tourists who visit counties like Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal stay in the area. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott says that we need to focus on increasing bed nights in the area. He says up to 100,000 visit…
New Sligo/Leitrim CAMHS psychiatrist is fulltime . . . but not permanent
The Health Service Executive has confirmed that a consultant psychiatrist who started work yesterday with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in the region is not permanent. The HSE says it’s a ‘locum’ position. Yesterday, a second psychiatrist started work with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in…
Leitrim and Sligo councils extend time to sign Books of Condolence
Leitrim and Sligo county councils have extended the time for members of the public to sign the Books of Condolence for the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack. This is to allow people to also extend their sympathies to the victims of the London attack at the weekend. In Leitrim,…