MacManus slams lost bed days at Sligo University Hospital
A Sligo/Leitrim general election candidate has described delayed discharges from hospitals as ‘one of the biggest financial wastes in the health service. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus was speaking after figures released to him showed that 2,372 bed days had been lost in Sligo University Hospital due to delayed discharges…
Information sessions to be held in North West as €28m Brexit package announced
Enterprise Ireland is to hold a series of information sessions throughout the north west next week on the recently-announced €28m Brexit package for counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth. The package includes a €15m enterprise development fund specifically for projects in the six border counties. On Wednesday next…
Northern Irish gang believed to be responsible for burglaries in Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon
Gardai say a travelling gang possibility from Northern Ireland were involved in a number of burglaries throughout the counties of Sligo Leitrim and Roscommon in the lead up to Christmas. It’s believed the gang targeted a number of homes in Drumkeerin, Drumshanbo, Geevagh, Ballyfarnon, Ballisodare, Ballincarrow, Tullyhill and Rathcormack. The…
INMO calls on government to declare a overcrowding crisis as 67 across the North West wait for a bed
Today marks the second worst recorded day in the history of the INMO, as trolley figures remain at 760 patients nationwide. As a part of this, 67 people across the North West are waiting on trolleys or chairs today, waiting for bed. Letterkenny University Hospital is the 4th worst effected…
Supporters of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign to stage Sligo Vigil
Supporters of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign will stage a vigil in Sligo tomorrow. The event is being organised to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and to protest at President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the U.S. will no longer consider Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory to be…
Gardai investigate disturbance, stabbing incident in Sligo
Gardai are continuing their investigations into an incident in Sligo town in which two men sustained multiple stab wounds. It occurred during a disturbance at a house in the Ballytivnan area during the early hours of Christmas Day. It’s understood a man covered in blood ran from the house onto…
Families in the North West now benefiting from a new childcare scheme
Families from across the north west are benefiting from a new childcare scheme which is providing subsidies. After just three weeks from when applications were lodged to the National Childcare Scheme a total of 562 awards have been issued to families in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal. Local general election…