Operation Thor is driving down the number of residential burglaries in the North West
The North West saw a decrease in the number of residential burglaries during Operation Thor Winter Phase for 2022/2023. According to figures released by An Garda Síochána, Operation Thor winter phase for 2022 and 2023 saw 18% decrease in figures in the number of residential burglaries. Operation Thor…
Active Retirement Ireland launch new wellbeing programme
Active Retirement Ireland has announced the launch of a new wellbeing programme to combat loneliness and isolation, and to support older people to become more aware of and prioritise their mental health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme is to roll out to Active Retirement Associations across…
Updated: Jobs boost for Collooney after Connolly Motor Group secure dealer rights MG Motor
15 new jobs have been announced for Sligo as a result of the Connolly Motor Group being appointed as main dealers for MG Motor in the North West. Connolly’s MG will open in Collooney, next month The new jobs will increase the number of full-time employees at Connolly…
North West residents viewed as “second class citizens”
The government need to stop looking at people from the North West as second class citizens. That’s the view of Sinn Féin MEP Chris McManus, following the decision to pull the funding that was previously allocated for the development of the N17. Speaking to Ocean FM News, MEP McManus questioned…
Donegal councillor fears local greedy accommodation providers are driving domestic tourists to Northern Ireland
A Donegal councillor is warning that lack of hotel rooms coupled with extravagant prices being charged by accommodation providers in the north west is driving those taking staycations to Northern Ireland. Donegal Independent Councillor Niamh Kennedy made the comments after it recently emerged that overnight trips from the Republic…
Sligo based TD warns north west patients are receiving worst medical care in the Country.
A Sligo Leitrim TD says she’s ‘fed up’ talking about Sligo University Hospital on the floor of the Dail. Independent Deputy Marian Harkin was speaking following a warning this week from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association which stated that excessive delays in care is impacting on patient outcomes in…
North West vulnerable to economic hit this summer
A Sligo councillor says the high dependency that the north west region has on tourism will leave the local region more vulnerable to the impact of the economy suffering a €1.1bn hit due to the lack of hotel accommodation this summer, with the ongoing challenge of housing refugees. The Irish…