Sligo Fire Chief warns of post storm dangers
The Chief fire officer in Sligo has warned of the dangers that members of the general public will be facing today in the aftermath of storm Isha. Fallen trees and powers lines are just some of the dangers that will pose a risk today. Council crews across the…
ESB outages reported in several areas locally as a result of Storm Isha
There are thousands of homes and businesses without power right across the North West this afternoon. There are significant power outages in some areas. Areas impacted include Collooney in Sligo, and Manorhamilton in County Leitrim. Other areas impacted included Drumkeerin, Dowra, Ballytivnan ,Gurteen, Ballintogher, Tubbercurry, Donegal Town…
Clean up operation underway after overnight storm
Council crews have this morning started the process of removing trees and falling debris from many roads across the region. Ocean FM news understand that fire crews were out until the small hours dealing with clearing many fallen trees across parts of the region. Council crews throughout, Sligo…
Massive disruption reported following overnight storm
The Clean-up operation across the North West Region is starting this lunchtime following the overnight damage caused by the overnight storm. A man in his 40’s lost his life on the N17 Sligo to Galway road. It’s understood his car skidded in flooding and hit a concreate wall…
Sligo and Leitrim have no homes to rent under HAP scheme
Sligo Town and Leitrim are both included in a list of areas with no homes to rent under the Home Assistance Payment scheme. A report carried out by the Simon Communites of Ireland showed that nine out of 16 areas surveyed had no properties to rent through HAP within the…
Status Yellow snow warning remains in place for North West
The cold-snap is continuing right across the country today. There’s a national low temperature alert in place until midday today, with a status yellow warning for snow for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Northern Ireland also has a snow-and ice warning this morning, for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and…
Local Enterprise Offices supported North West job creations in 2023
A total of 520 jobs were created across the North West in 2023. The jobs were created with the support of Local Enterprise Offices. Donegal saw the highest amount of jobs created, with 321. 117 were created in Sligo, with the remaining 82 in Leitrim. This was part of a…