St Angela’s College students claim pressure while on school placements
It’s been claimed the mental health of home economics teaching students of St Angela’s College in Sligo is being put at risk because of the demands of school placements. Now, an online petition has been launched asking students to support an effort to highlight what is said to be the…
Lidl invests more than €18m in community groups in North West
The Lidl supermarket chain has invested more than €18m in the north west and employs 170 people in 10 outlets. That’s according to Lidl Ireland’s 2019 Impact Report. Lidl says that in Sligo, €7,509 has been raised for Jigsaw, the supermarket chain’s national charity partner, which provides services to young…
Mixed results for car sales in north west
Counties Leitrim and Sligo have bucked the national trend when it comes to new car registrations for the first two months of this year. While the number of new cars registered have fallen in most counties during the past two months — including by 3.85% in Donegal, they increased…
National Job Week events start across the North West
A number of events are taking place throughout the north west for National Jobs Week that runs from today, Monday until Friday. Tomorrow, Tuesday, evening there will be an information event for job seekers in Globe House in Sligo from 7pm to 9pm. On Wednesday morning, there will be information…
Local Enterprise Week Kicks off in the North West
31 Local Enterprise offices across the country are kicking off Local Enterprise Week today. Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are set to hold 44 events across the week to support small firms and foster entrepreneurship. Local Enterprise Offices are celebrating Local Enterprise Week 2020 from today, Monday, March 2nd to Friday,…
Two surfers rescued during Storm Jorge
Two people were rescued from the sea by the Sligo based Irish Coast Guard helicopter yesterday. Rescue 118 was deployed when two surfers got into difficulty around Sligo. Both received medical assistance from the National Ambulance Service. The incident occurred during a Status Orange wind warning for the region as…
Over 400 homes and businesses without power in Co. Sligo
Over 400 home and businesses are without power in Co. Sligo this afternoon. As storm Jorge makes landfall, high winds are leading to power outages in the north west. 428 customers are currently affected with the estimated time for power to be restored between 5pm and 6pm this evening. ESB…