Majority of local properties pledged for Ukrainian refugees still not activated
Sligo County Council has confirmed that the majority of properties initially pledged by people in the County to house Ukrainian refugees have not been activated. The Council says this is down to either the pledges being withdrawn or people being uncontactable. Only a small number of the properties…
Sligo Councillor questions the level of mental health care being provided to users in north west
A local Sligo Councillor is warning that children and young people are been left behind by the level of service being provided by CAMHS in the northwest. The comments were made by Councillor Thomas Walsh following a HSE response to a motion raised by Sligo County Council in…
Leitrim GP warns the lack of options to treat patients with long covid is a major concern
With over 18,000 people across the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal currently being diagnosed with long covid a Leitrim GP has backed calls for more resources including establishing specialised treatment centres in the north west where patients with the condition can be referred to. With many people…
Hardware Association Ireland call for property tax on vacant homes
A set of proposals aimed at restoring empty homes and properties could result in the owners of derelict houses facing a 6% new property tax. The proposal is one of number being suggested by the Hardware Association Ireland. They aims to alleviate the housing crisis…
Missing mother & child from Derry may be in Republic of Ireland
A missing mother and child from Derry may be in the Republic of Ireland. Police are becoming increasingly concerned about the whereabouts of Jacqueline Friars (39) and her five year old daughter Scarlet. The pair were last seen at around 2.30pm yesterday (Sunday 24 July) in the Shantallow…
Donegal TD calls on AIB not to downgrade local branches
An Independent Donegal TD is calling on AIB to reverse its decision to downgrade a number of its branches in the North West. Deputy Thomas Pringle has raised several questions as it relates to the planned move including the knock on effect it’ll have on local businesses in the…
Harkin calls for an updated Programme of Government that will benefit North West.
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling for the Programme of Government to be revisited. It’s understood that dissident Fianna Fáil TDs are worried about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and are demanding a review of the deal underpinning the coalition put in place two years ago. …