Increase in number of people on hospital trolleys in NW
There are eight more people waiting for a bed in hospitals in the North West today. Yesterday, the figure was 42; today it’s 50. 28 of these are in Letterkenny University Hospital, five more than yesterday. In Sligo University Hospital, there are 22 people waiting, three more than yesterday. In…
Trolley numbers up in North West
The numbers waiting on trolleys in North West Hospitals have risen slightly today according to Irish Nurses and Midwives. There are 38 people waiting for admission in Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals, up from 36 yesterday. In Letterkenny the numbers have fallen, however, with 30 people waiting on a trolley…
21 people on hospital trolleys in North West
The number of people on trolleys at hospitals across the country remains high this morning. In the North West, there are 21 on trolleys. Seventeen of these are in Letterkenny University Hospital with four in Sligo University Hospital. According to the latest report from nurses 459 people throughout the country…
IT Sligo & LYIT campuses hosting open days next week ahead of CAO deadline
Second level and mature students will get a chance to check out colleges in the North West next week ahead of the CAO application deadline. IT Sligo will be holding an Open Evening on campus next Tuesday, January 17th, from 6pm until 8pm. The event aims to help students weigh…
North West 10K open applications for charity partners for 2017 run
The North West 10K committee is inviting charities in the northwest to make applications for this year’s run and walk in Letterkenny, which takes place on Sunday, April 30. It’s the bank holiday weekend and will see the 21st staging of the charity event. The first North West 10k took…
Sligo shoots up Litter League table
Eight out of ten sites inspected in Sligo in a recent survey are clean to European norms. That’s according to the latest ‘Businesses Against Litter’ survey released today. It has seen Sligo rise seven places to twenty-second in the Litter League Table. However years ago it was deemed ‘littered’ and…
Letterkenny Athletics Club Notes
Several Letterkenny AC runners made the short journey to Gransha, Derry for Saturday’s North West Cross Country Championship. In ideal running conditions, Annmarie McGlynn emerged as the winner of the women’s race. She ran 20.32 for the 6KM course, which gave her an emphatic victory as she was well over…