Parts of north west to get high speed broadband before year’s end
Significant work is being done to roll out high speed broadband in the north west after the region was shown to have some of the slowest speeds in Ireland. A switcher.ie survey today shows Leitrim, Donegal and Sligo to be amongst the worst counties in Ireland for broadband speeds. Leitrim…
Alcohol is the biggest reason for addiction treatment in north west
A new report shows that Alcohol is the biggest reason for people in the north west receiving addiction treatment and counselling. The report delivered to members of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee yesterday says 1082 people were referred for addiction treatment in 2014. The report from the Northwest Regional…
Leitrim councillor wants text alert services to work together
In the wake of recent robberies in north Leitrim a county councillor wants all community text alert services to be able to work together. Fine Gael councillor Sean McDermott believes if alerts were shared between communities and across county borders between Leitrim, Donegal and Cavan it could help prevent crime.…
Leitrim has one of the slowest broadband speeds nationwide
Leitrim is officially one of the worst counties when it comes to broadband speed. That’s according to the website switcher which has compiled a year’s worth of speed test data for home broadband; almost 27,000 tests. Dublin has the highest speeds. Sligo and Donegal have much faster speeds than Leitrim…
Five call outs for Donegal fire services on halloween
Emergency fire services in the north west had a quiet Halloween this year with just five call outs reported. Both Leitrim and Sligo fire services received no calls for Halloween related fires. In Donegal there were five call outs to bonfires in Letterkenny, Stranorlar, Moville and two in Carndonagh. All…
Leitrim, Cavan to be highlighted at jobs, business event in Croke Park
Leitrim and Cavan footballers might rarely make it to Croke Park. But that’s the place to be for people and businesses from those counties on Thursday, November 3rd, when the Invest4Success expo takes place in GAA headquarters. Anyone looking for a job in Leitrim or Cavan, hoping to relocate, set…
North west teachers hope to be back in classroom after mid-term
ASTI member teachers in the north west hope to be back in the classroom for good following today’s industrial dispute action. 22 schools in the north west are closed today due to the ongoing ASTI dispute with the department of education over equal pay for new teachers. The ASTI has…