Many strugling to cope with closure of day centres
Sage Advocacy are calling on the Government to deliver a road map for the re-opening of adult day centres across the North West. They say these centres play a vital role in enabling many older people to remain at home and access social and health services in their own…
1.6 million euro announced in non-public road funding
Over €1.6m has been announced for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal. Donegal is to receive €697,456, €270,000 for Leitrim and Sligo has been allocated €276,154. Eligible roads for funding are those that provide access to agricultural land. Non-public roads leading…
Latest Covid-19 figures announced by Department of Health
The Department of Health has confirmed that 456 new cases of Covid-19 in their latest figures. There were 49 new cases detected in Donegal while both Sligo and Leitrim registered fewer than 5 cases each. There were no additional deaths in the Republic of Ireland yesterday. Over…
Vaccinations will be widely available in June
Every person who want’s a Covid-19 vaccine could be offered one by the end of June, according to the Tanaiste. Leo Varadkar told his parliamentary party last night it’s possible based on international evidence that 10 to 15 percent refuse the jab. However he said the official target…
Dual income houing policy is dangerous
The Labour party says the Government’s decision to develop a housing policy for dual income households is dangerous. Recent reports based on CSO data found houses are affordable in just seven counties for a single worker on a typical salary. The analysis shows a person on a median…
No new cases of Covid-19 in Sligo or Leitrim
There were no new cases of Covid-19 in Sligo or Leitrim contained in the latest figures published by the Department of Health. 379 new cases were confirmed nationally with 27 of those in Donegal. 9 additional Covid-19 deaths were also reported yesterday. As of Sunday 9th May,…
Concern expressed with Changes to Local link services
Concern is being expressed in Leitrim for the users of the local link transport service. It’s emerged that a number of local providers have lost out on contracts that they previously had secured providing transport to various towns. There are also reports that the contracts to provide the…