Gardaí uncover cannabis grow house in Leitrim
Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon have uncovered a cannabis grow house in Aughavass, Leitrim. 250 mature plants ready for harvesting have been seized in a highly sophisticated grow house with an estimated street value in excess of €200,000. A non national, in his early 50’s, has been arrested at the scene and is…
Nollaig na mBan events taking place in Manorhamilton & Sligo
Events marking what is called Little Christmas, Women’s Christmas or Nollaig na mBan, are taking place throughout the region today (Friday). Many of them are part of a festival, called the Herstory Festival. Among them are events taking place in The Glens Centre in Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, starting with a…
Farmers to meet TDs about impact of potential changes to ANC scheme
Farmers in Sligo and Leitrim are to meet local TDs next week to outline how any potential removal of marginalised land from the new ANC scheme will impact their income and livelihoods. Now known as Areas of Natural Constraint, the former disadvantaged area scheme effectively subsidises those who farm on…
Independent TD says there is no sign of mobile coverage improving in North West
Mobile phone coverage throughout rural areas of the North West is getting worse and it will be at least 2019 before there’s any improvement. That’s according to Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice who says there are many people in rural areas who cannot go about ther daily business because of poor…
Donegal remains one of the worst black spots for road deaths
New figures show that Donegal remains a black spot for road deaths. The 2016 report from the Road Safety Authority shows there was a further increase in road deaths in the county last year with 12 people losing their lives. This is a third of the total road deaths in…
Passenger numbers on local bus network grew by 10% in 2016
More people in the North West are using Bus Eireann’s local services. Passenger journeys on the Bus Eireann local bus network grew by almost 10% last year. There were 404,000 trips made on these local routes in 2016. That compares to almost 369,000 in 2015. Bus Eireann employs 255 people…
New car registrations in North West increase on par with national figures
The increase in new car registrations in the North West can only be good news for local business and employment. That’s according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry who released new figures which show there was an increase of almost 17% in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim in 2016.…