Vulnerable people like the elderly and disabled would be worst hit by bus strike
With just days to go until an all out strike – affecting 100 thousand passengers a day – the dispute at Bus Eireann shows no sign of ending. Transport Minister Shane Ross has refused to intervene and says it’s up to management and unions to resolve the crisis. The NBRU…
Numbers waiting on trolleys rise again in North West
While the number on trolleys is down today across the country – it’s up again in the North West hospitals. The numbers on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased to 25 while the number are up just one to 23 patients on trolleys in Sligo where the numbers have…
Northwest business leaders meet with Transport Minister about N4 and N5
Business leaders from the northwest have met Minister for Transport Shane Ross to demand investment in the region’s road network, which they say is “severely over-capacity” and hampering jobs, investment and tourism. Over 50 people representing chambers of commerce along the N4 and N5 from Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon,…
Sligo Councillors seek meeting with Transport Minister on Bus Eireann services
Sligo County Council is to seek a meeting with the Minister for Transport in an effort to save Bus Eireann Expressway services in this region. The Council this morning unanimously supported a motion to directly discuss the serious implications of any potential cuts with the Health Minister Shane Ross: …