Survey shows demand for Irish Commissioner for Aging and Older People
A recent survey carried out by Active Retirement Ireland hs shown that up to 94% of older people would like to see an Irish Commissioner for Aging and Older People. Among the respondents to the survey were members of Active Retirement associations in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The survey was…
Action needed to counteract rising rents in the North West
There’s calls for emergency action in the wake of rents continuing to skyrocket in the North West. Last week’s Daft.ie report revealed that rents increased by 16% in Sligo, and 20% in Leitrim in the last 12 months. Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny is urging the Government to…
Donegal TD says All-Island Strategic Rail Review does not cater for the needs of the North West
The Government’s All-Island Strategic Rail Review contains glaring omissions for Donegal and the wider North West. That’s according to Independent TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle who has been expressing his disappointment over the plan which was announced last week. There is no proposed line between Sligo and Letterkenny…
Eight new Gardai for the North West Region
87 new Garda recruits passed out at the Garda College in Templemore earlier today. This was first graduation ceremony of the year. Of the new Gardai 77% male, and 23% female) newly sworn members of An Garda Síochána will bring the total number of sworn Gardaí to 13,949. 8 of the new recruits…
Sligo Councillor warns that ‘the devil could be in the detail’ of new coastguard contract
A Sligo councillor says it needs to be established if there will be changes in relation to how Irish coastguard search and rescue operations are ran locally. This comes after the contract for the provision of the service recently was awarded to a different company. Bristow Ltd were…
64 people waiting on Hospital Beds at North West’s two main Hospitals
In the latest figures published by the INMO for today Tuesday, June 27th there are 45 people waiting on a bed at Sligo University hospital while the number at Letterkenny University Hospital stands at 19. While there are just two patients waiting in the emergency Department in Letterkenny there…
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…