Sligo & Ballyshannon included in Heritage Council Funding.
Sligo and Ballyshannon have benefited under the latest round of funding announced by the Heritage Council. 200,000 euro to both Sligo and Ballyshannon under the Historic Towns initiative. The funding in Sligo will be used for Private owners and the local authority to undertake the heritage led regeneration…
Lowest daily number of Covid-19 cases recorded since mid-December
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer says Ireland’s continuing to make good progress in the fight against Covid-19. Yesterday the country recorded its lowest daily number of cases since mid-December, at 359. The Department of Health also confirmed 14 more Covid-19 related deaths. The number of new…
Online IFA meeting this evening to discuss bank closures
Concerns have been expressed in farming circles in relation to the closure of Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank branches in the North West. To discuss the situation, the Connaught branch of the IFA are holding an online meeting this evening. The meeting will be chaired by Pat Murphy, Connaught…
Nolan – Ireland’s coming to the end of this period of the pandemic.
The Department of Health has confirmed there has been one additional death from Covid-19. The latest figures realised also show that there were 687 new cases. There were 5 additional cases in Sligo, 31 in Donegal and less than 5 in Leitrim. The number of Covid-19 patients…
Ulster Bank’s departure is a hammer blow to Sligo
A local representative of the Labour party has urged the government to protect staff and customers of Ulster Bank after it was announced that it is pulling out of the Irish market after 160 years. Former general and local election candidate, Nessa Cosgrove has described the news as ‘a…
Low number of new Covid-19 cases reported in North West
The Department of Health has confirmed that an additional 6 people have died from Covid-19. 612 new cases have also been reported in the latest set of figures. The number of cases in the north west remains low, there were no new cases in Sligo, less than 5…
Sligo has the lowest rate of Covid-19 deaths in the country
Sligo has the lowest rate of Covid-19 deaths per 100,000 of population in the Country. 17 deaths have been reported in Sligo due to Covid 19. This represents a death rate of 25.9 per 100,000 of population. The figures compiled by the Department of Health for the Irish Independent…