North West Greens welcome planning permission refusal for Shannon LNG plant
The decision not to grant planning permission to the 650m euro Liquid Nitrogen Gas plant in the Shannon Estuary has been welcomed by the North West Green Party. It was confirmed last week by An Bord Pleanála that permission would not be granted, as the use of LNG as a…
More transparency needed regarding vacant council homes
Calls are being made for more transparency regarding the number of vacant council houses in the North West. It emerged earlier this week that there were 216 empty council homes in the north west at the end of the first six months of this year. Sligo had 25, Leitrim had…
Local representatives of Hospitality sector seeking late VAT reprieve
There are hopes that the Government may meet the hospitality sector halfway as it relates to the impending hike to the VAT rate. The rate is set to return to 13.5% from midnight tonight following several extensions of the lower 9%. There are ongoing fears that businesses in…
120 people homeless in the North West in July
120 people are currently homeless across the North West. According to the latest report from the Department of Housing, 57 people in Donegal, 52 in Sligo, and 11 in Leitrim accessed emergency accomodation throughout the week of July 24th to July 30th. Over the same timeframe, 15 families across the…
Sligo students react to Leaving Cert results
Leaving Cert students across the North West have been analysing their results this morning. Thousands of pupils in the region got their results earlier today and for many, it was the first time they’d sat a State exam, after their Junior Cert was cancelled during the pandemic. Students are being…
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…