Sligo beach named in top 10 list
A Sligo beach has ranked among the best in the Lonely Planet’s top ten list. Streedagh came in 4th with Dog’s Bay/Gurteen Bay, County Galway taking the top spot. Trá Mór in Dunfanaghy and Ballymastocker Bay, both in Co. Donegal also featured on the list. Ireland’s coastline was described as…
One millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose to be administered today
The one millionth dose of Covid-19 vaccine is due to be administered in Ireland today. The administration of the vaccine today comes after 9 further Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded by the Department of Health and 443 new cases of the disease were reported. 17 of the cases were…
Varadkar says jobs announcement for Sligo should encourage others
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says the announcement of 40 new jobs for Sligo is a signal to other companies and businesses that they should consider setting up in the north west town. AT Management, a revenue, sales and marketing company, is to set up a marketing and sales centre in the…
Latest 14 day incidence rate for your area
The latest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 for the local region once again shows contrasting trends when it comes to the respective local electorate areas. These latest figures were compiled between March 16th and March 29th. Nationally the infection rate stands at 164 per 100,000 had of…
Conflicting views on how to proceed with quarantine
The National Public Health Emergency Team have confirmed that 18 more people have lost their lives from Covid-19 in this Country. 11 of the deaths occurred in March and 7 in February. 761 new cases of the virus were also reported in yesterday evening’s figures. There were 14 new…
Sligo Gardaí reminding motorists of safe levels of window tint
Sligo Gardaí are reminding motorists with tinted windows that there must be a minimum level of light allowed to pass through. Gardaí are issuing the reminder after a number of vehicles were stopped by the Roads Policing Unit this week with excessively tinted windows. 65% of light must be able…
Deputy CMO issues Easter warning
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer has appealed to anyone planning on meeting up with others against health advice this Easter, to do so outside. Two households aren’t allowed to meet up outside until April 12th. It comes as a further 411 new cases and 6 deaths were reported…