Latest reports confirms that garda numbers in the north west has decreased over the past decade
There has been a reduction in the number of serving Gardai in the OceanFM franchise over the past year and over the past decade. Between 2014 and the 2023 the numbers reduced by 12 while the figure has dropped by 8 over the past year alone. The…
Snow & ice warning issued for North West region
A snow and ice warning has been issued for North West counties and will come into effect from tomorrow (Thursday). Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for icy conditions in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon Galway and Mayo. The warning is also in place for Cavan and Monaghan,…
Waiting time to see a GP in the North West can vary from between three days to a week
It’s being reported today that patients in North West counties such as Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are waiting between three days and one week before they can be seen by their local GP. The report in the Irish Independent claims that more than two out of three GPs in…
Agri Week podcast 01/02/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan chats to west Sligo native Christopher Tuffy, who has been as the National Dairy Council’s latest Farm Ambassador. Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor, Padraig Fallon is calling for ACRES payments to be made in full. Head of Farm Support at Ifac, Philip O’Connor checks in…
Local TD urges constituency colleagues to take action against investment funds buying properties in bulk
A Sligo Leitrim TD has urged all his fellow deputies in the North West to support a Sinn Fein motion that will look to increase stamp duty on the bulk purchase of homes by investment funds. The motion will seek to implement a stamp duty of at least 17%…
Large number of homes and premises still without power
There are still 550 local homes and businesses without power this morning as a result of damage caused by recent storms. The areas impacted included Aghagad in Sligo, Ballyshannon, Donegal Town, and Glenties in County Donegal. While the Arigna area that takes in part of Sligo, Leitrim and…
Leitrim found to have highest residential vacancy rates in the country
Over 1 in 10 houses in Leitrim are vacant despite an overall fall in the national vacancy rate. Geodirectory says the number of vacant residential properties across the country stands at 81,449, 0.1 per cent lower than it was in 2022. The highest residential vacancy rates continue to be found…