First St. Patrick’s Day parades in two years taking place today
A number of St. Patrick’s Day parades are taking place all day today across the North West region following two years without. The parade in Sligo Town begins at 12 noon going along Temple Street and looping around to finish along Teeling Street. Parades also kick off in Enniscrone at…
€189,000 allocated for north west under Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Just over €189,000 has been allocated to the region for a range of projects under the Government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme. €44,100 is going to Manorhamilton to develop an outdoor public space and cultural exchange area and €50,000 for Enniscrone to develop a vacant factory into a shared working…
North west residents encouraged to donate blood due to low supply
Residents across the north west are being encouraged book an appointment to donate blood. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service say they are struggling to get appointments for the Leitrim and Donegal clinics operating next week. On Monday, blood services will be operating in the Bee Park, Manorhamilton from 4:45pm until…
Ireland’s tourism potential will be destroyed by staff shortage.
It’s feared that the tourism potential of popular attractions such as the Wild Atlantic Way could be destroyed by the current labour shortage that many businesses working in the tourism and hospitality are currently having to cope with. Recently it emerged that there is a major labour shortage…
Vigils taking place across the region in memory of Ashling Murphy
A number of vigils are being held around the region and the country over the coming days in memory of Ashling Murphy. People are meeting from 7.30pm at the Market Square in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim and also from 8pm this evening at the Church carpark for a candlelight vigil. A…
Local TD calls for a Family Resource Centre to be based in Manorhamilton
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling on the Children’s Minister, Roderic O’Gorman, to make funding available to supply a Family Resource Centre in Manorhamilton. There is currently no centre based in North Leitrim with two in the South of the county. The centres in question are situated in Carrick…
Sligo Strandhill Local Electoral Area records highest numbers in latest 14 day incidence figures
The Sligo Strandhill Local Electoral area has recorded the highest rate of Covid-19 in the local region according to the latest 14 day incidence rate figures. 374 cases were recorded which represents an infection rate of 1770.1 the national rate was set at 1268.4 The Sligo Drumcliff…