Mullaney highlights importance of suckler cow to the north west
A Sligo councillor and farmer is questioning whether the importance of the suckler cow to economic activity in the rural north west of Ireland is fully realised at governemnt and department levels. Fine Gael Councillor Gerard Mullaney was speaking following a proposal he made at this month’s meeting of Sligo…
Fears towns will lose business because of BoI closures
There are fears that towns in which Bank of Ireland branches are closing will lose business to other towns. The branches to be shut include Drumshanbo and Manorhamilton in Leitrim, and Bundoran in Donegal. Sligo Fine Gael Councillor Gerard Mullaney says it’s a particular blow to the south Sligo area…