Lifting the Silence on Suicide events planned for Sligo & Leitrim
A number of talks on suicide are to take place in Sligo and Leitrim. The ‘Lifting the Silence on Suicide’ talk is aimed at discussing what may lead someone to take their own life and how people can help prevent it. The next two events are on the…
Local Schools to benefit in summer works scheme
The Department of Education have announced details of the latest Summer Works Scheme. Details of the significant investment under the Department of Education’s Summer Works Scheme which will provide major improvements for 22 local primary and secondary schools in the Sligo/Leitrim/North Roscommon/South Donegal constituency. This investment for local schools is…
Gardaí investigating robbery in Sligo Town business
Gardaí are investigating a robbery in Sligo Town. The incident occurred at a business in Cleaveragh Retail Park on Sunday morning at around 3.45am. A number of items were stolen in the crime with Gardaí continuing their investigations. No arrests have been made at this time and Gardaí are appealing…
Donegal Gardaí warn of another scam, this time by post
Another scam is doing the rounds in the north west with the latest being a bit more invasive. A person in Co. Donegal informed their local Garda Station of a letter they received by post with their full name and address claiming they had won over €900,000 in ‘Loteria Primitiva’,…
Government aim to house 750 asylum seekers throughout region
The government plans to house a number of asylum seekers across the north west. They aim to house over 5,500 asylum seekers nationally. The Department of Justice is looking for providers to operate centres in 8 regions around the country. One of these regions includes counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Cavan…
Hopes that a redevelopment of North West Hospice will begin by Summer 2020
It is hoped the redevelopment of the North West Hospice will begin by the Summer of 2020. Fine Gael Candidate, Frank Feighan, raised the issue in the Seanad this morning where he said the service is ‘vital to the north west region.’ Costs are being finalised for the upgrading of…
Works on N4-N15 expected to be complete by July 2020
The works taking place on the N4-N15 roads on the Donegal side of Hughes Bridge in Sligo town are expected to be completed by July 2020. The work involves upgrading 730 metres of the dual carriageway, and includes improvements to junctions and the traffic management system. Details of the works…