Gardaí investigating attempted burglary at Rathcormac
Gardai in Sligo are investigating an attempted burglary at a house in the Rathcormac area. The incident is believed to have taken place between midnight and 2a.m. Gardaí in Sligo are appealing for anybody that was in the area and may have noticed anything suspicious to contact them.…
Almost €3m funding for the region’s towns and villages
Almost €3m has been allocated to Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. In Sligo, Aclare, Calry, Kilglass, Ballygawley, Keash and Ballymote are are set to benefit. In the OceanFM area of Co. Leitrim, the benefactors are Dromahair, Keshcarrigan and Rossinver while in Donegal funding has…
52 waiting for a hospital bed and 51 Covid-19 patients in the north west
Sligo University Hospital has the fifth highest number of people nationwide receiving treatment for Covid-19 with 34, one of whom is in the ICU. 17 people with the virus are also in Letterkenny University Hospital with one also in the ICU there. 610 people are in a n Irish hospital…
Orange Weather warning issued for Co. Donegal
A Status Orange warning for high winds has been issued for Co. Donegal. The alert beings at 4pm this afternoon and remains until 7pm this evening. The forecaster are predicting strong to gale force winds with gusts of up to 130km/hr. A separate Yellow Warning for wind remains for the…
Local TD calls for ‘specific local support measures’to address cost of living
A Sligo Leitrim TD has called for a specific set of measures to be introduced for those living in rural Ireland to address increased living costs. Rural TD’s have called on the government to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel by at least 50 percent until the end of…
Overnight snowfall causing travel disruption
The Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning remains in place for the counties of Sligo Leitrim and Donegal until 12.00 today. Snow has fallen in many parts of the region overnight and there are icy stretches on untreated surfaces which is leading to hazardous driving conditions this morning Gardai are…
Another weather warning issued for the north west
A Status Yellow – Snow/Ice warning for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo will kick into effect later tonight. Met Eireann is warning of blustery showers of hail, sleet and snow with icy stretches on untreated surfaces which will lead to hazardous driving conditions later tonight and tomorrow morning. Emer…