Bank protest in Ballymote at lunchtime today
A protest in Ballymote this lunchtime will call for a special case to be made for the provision of bank services in the South Sligo town The protest will take place outside the Bank fo Ireland branch, where traditional over-the-counter services are to end and an ‘advice and self-service’ system…
Protesters from region at Brexit protest in Dublin this morning
Protesters from Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be among those outside government buildings in Dublin this morning demanding special status for the North in the coming Brexit negotiations. It’s being organised by Border Communities Against Brexit and will start at 9am, in Merrion Street Upper. The campaigners are also calling…
IPU: Proposed new pay rates will drive every postmaster out of business
The future of not just small rural post offices but the entire network is under threat as a result of new proposals by An Post. That’s according to the President and North West spokesperson for the Irish Postmasters Union Paddy McCann. Mr. McCann, who is the postmaster in Fairymount in…
Ballygawley postal service secure for now says An Post
An Post has confirmed that postal services in Ballygawley, Co. Sligo, are secure until at least the end of May. It comes as the Irish Postmasters Union hold a protest outside the GPO in Dublin at an internal An Post review which could see up to 200 offices closed. …
Emotional scenes for Sligo CF campaigner outside Dail Eireann
There have been emotional scenes outside the Dail as Cystic Fibrosis campaigners protest about the delay in making the drug Orkambi available. More than 600 people gathered outside the gates of Leinster House for a minutes silence followed by a demonstration involving purple balloons and ribbons. The matter was raised…
Health minister wants more time to negotiate Orkambi deal as campaigners protest at Dail
More than a thousand Cystic Fibrosis campaigners are gathered outside Leinster House calling for the approval of the Orkambi drug. Protestors are holding a minute’s silence outside Leinster House for the second time in a matter of months. Campaigners will hold purple balloons and purple roses as an expression…
‘Revive North West’ protest group leaving Sligo for Dublin this morning
The government is being urged to upgrade the entire Sligo to Dublin Road to a motorway. That will be one the main messages during a protest in Dublin today by a group from Sligo led by businessman Anthony Gray. The Revive Northwest group says people from the region have been…