HSE confirms investigations underway into two more farm fatalities
The Health and Safety Authority is investigating the 3rd tragic farm fatality in under a week. Two more tragedies have been confirmed today and it follows the a death in Arigna, Co Roscommon at the weekend. A man in his 20s died in a quad accident in Wexford today while…
Local politicians to meet HSE about long-term solution for Kilglass respite centre
Local politicians say they will meet with the HSE to ensire that a west Sligo respite centre for people with dementia can remain open on a long-term basis. The Home from Home project operates from the home of the McManus family in Kilglass and is supported by the Alzheimers Society.…
Immediate action needed to address staffing crisis facing CAMHS
There are calls for the HSE and the Minister for Health to take immediate action to address the staffing crisis facing mental health and autism services in the North West. The calls come following a meeting of local politicians and families from the greater Sligo and North West region yesterday.…
More ambulances needed to fix service
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says more ambulances on the road is the only way to fix problems with the service. Sinn Fein deputy Martin Kenny says there is a crisis across rural Ireland because a management process put in place means ambulances are travelling the country rather than being stationed in…
Nothing to fear from confirmed case of BSE
Ireland’s beef export status remains unchanged following the confirmation of a BSE case. The Atypical case commonly known as ‘mad cow disease’ in Galway was identified through routine surveillance. Sinn Féin spokesman on Agriculture, Sligo/Leitrim TD Martin Kenny says people shouldn’t be concerned:
Sligo/Leitrim TD fears hard Brexit is going too far
Enda Kenny says Ireland will work to undo some of the effects of a potential ‘hard Brexit’. It’s after the British Prime Minister said she would pull out of the European single market – potentially hitting cross-border trade. Sean Defoe has been looking at the fallout from Theresa May’s speech.…
Sinn Fein TD accuses DUP of living in the past
A Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD says every opportunity was given to the North’s First Minister, the DUP’s Arlene Foster, to try to get the situation over the so-called ‘cash for ash’ controversy resolved. However, Deputy Martin Kenny claims the nub of the current political impasse in Northern Ireland is…