Funding allocated for coastal protection work in Sligo
Over 50,000 Euro is being allocated for coastal protection works in Co. Sligo. €46,800 of the funds, from the Office of Public Work’s ‘Minor Works’ programme, is going towards building a 200m long, 1m high, skirting wall along Mardyke Road in Cartron which will be part of a final…
Sligo based online National Lottery player wins €89,000
One lucky Sligo player of the National Lottery online has won €89,000. The National Lottery is asking people who play the online lotto to check their accounts and emails as a player registered in Co. Sligo has won. The winner matched 5 out of 6 numbers and the bonus number,…
Estimated €289,000 worth of cannabis seized in major Garda operation
A major Garda operation in the region seized an estimated €289,000 worth of cannabis yesterday. Searches were carried out in Sligo, Roscommon and Mayo and involved members of the force from Sigo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford and Mayo Drugs Units with support from the Armed Support unit. 5 arrests were made…
Beef plan movement hold their North West AGM’s and IFA hold annual dinner dance
The Beef plan movement’s in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will hold their respective AGM’s over the course of the weekend. Election of officers for positions on the county executives will take place at all three meetings. The Sligo AGM will take place tomorrow (Friday) at 8 p.m. in the Teeling…
Man dies after an accident on the N4 at Castlebaldwin
Gardaí in Ballymote are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Sligo. At approximately 12pm, Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a collision involving a car and a truck just before Taylor’s Art Gallery at Tawnagh on the main N4 between Castlebaldwin and Collooney. The…
Only 6 new Garda Sergeants allocated for north west
Only 6 newly promoted Garda Sergeants are to be allocated to the north west. 5 are being placed in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division and only 1 in the Donegal Garda Division Garda Commissioner Drew Harris promoted 113 Garda members at the end of January and they’ve now taken up their…
71 new GoSafe locations in the north west
71 new speed camera safety zones will come into affect across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal from 6am Monday next. It’s part of a new nationwide review of all current routes. There will be a total of 903 new areas where GoSafe speed camera vans will operate around the country. The…