Bree calls for early-morning rail link with Longford
Sligo County Council is calling on Iarnrod Eireann to provide an early-morning commuter service from Longford to Sligo. In a unamiously supported motion at this week’s council meeting, Independant Councillor Declan Bree proposed that the council request the early morning train service arrive in Sligo before 9 am. The earliest…
Four people loose their lives in Ballinasloe road traffic collision
Four more people have lost their lives on Irish roads. They were killed in a multi-car crash in county Galway. It happened yesterday evening on the M6 near Junction 15 close to Ballinasloe at around 7.15pm last night. All 4 people were pronounced dead at the scene,…
Sligo to Dublin Railway service delayed after Longford incident
Commuters on the Sligo to Dublin train yesterday experienced long delays after the services through Longford was disrupted when a vehicle hit a railway bridge on the N63 close to Longford Town. The 13:05hrs Sligo to Dublin Connolly was delayed by 20 minutes while the lorry which collided with…
Local Enterprise Week Kicks off in the North West
31 Local Enterprise offices across the country are kicking off Local Enterprise Week today. Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are set to hold 44 events across the week to support small firms and foster entrepreneurship. Local Enterprise Offices are celebrating Local Enterprise Week 2020 from today, Monday, March 2nd to Friday,…
Number of Gardaí deployed to Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal among lowest in country
The number of Gardaí deployed to Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal since 2015 is ‘nothing to celebrate.’ That’s according to the Garda Representative Associations Brendan O’Connor who says the figures fall short of pre-recession numbers. By the end of next month, there will have been an additional 79 Gardaí in Co.…
Donegal and Leitrim in All-Ireland Masters finals
Both Donegal and Leitrim will be in action in the All-Ireland Masters gaelic football finals which are set to take place in Ballyleague, Co. Roscommon this Saturday, September 21st. The Shield final will act as the curtain-raiser when the amalgamation of Leitrim/Longford take on Laois at 1:30 pm. Leitrim/Longford’s path…
Updated: Road reopens following fatal crash in Longford
Update 3pm Saturday: The N4 has reopened at Longford following a fatal road crash. A 22 year old man was killed in the single vehicle crash which happened on the main road between Newtownforbes and Rooskey just before one o’clock this morning. The road was closed for a number of…