Garda changes on hold until after Brexit
Garda chiefs will ‘hold off’ on reorganising the border divisions as part of its new policing plan until there is more certainty over Brexit. It is still expected that the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will merge into a new Garda division. However any changes in personnel and…
North West funding boost for Sláintecare projects
Almost €1.8m in funding for Sláintecare projects has been allocated for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. It’s part of the €20m national fund under the Sláintecare Integration Fund where 477 projects applied for money with 122 being successful around the country. The aim of the funding is to harness innovative and…
Dementia support group is to be set up in Sligo town
A new dementia support group is to be set up in Sligo town to support families and friends. The HSE is to establish a Carers support group in order to help those who care for family of friends who suffer from dementia. Majella McDonald is a Clinic Nurse Specialist in…
Sligo Leitrim Fianna Fail TD Eamon Scanlon comments on the Beef Plan
Farmers continue to hold pickets across the country despite a plan to keep beef on Irish shelves. The deal was agreed during talks over the weekend, and outlines the introduction of a beef task force and increases to bonuses. The agreement is dependent on pickets being lifted at meat plants…
FraudSMART Clinic to Launch in Sligo
A new information event by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland is to launch in Sligo. The FraudSMART Clinic aims to provide information about financial fraud scams, including warning signs and how consumers and businesses but particularly senior citizens on how to become more scam smart. As part of National…
Sligo’s Jimmy Sweeney to defend bare-knuckle world title
Sligo’s Jimmy Sweeney will defend his world title against Venezuelan Jean Carlos Prada at the O2 Indigo in London, this Saturday. Sweeney, a three-weight world champion in the sport, has won 22 of his 23 bare-knuckle boxing (BKB) bouts and is widely regarded as the best bare-knuckle boxer on the…
50% decrease of prescriptions for opioid-substitution treatment in Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal.
There has been a 50% decrease in the number of prescriptions made to people undergoing opioid-substitution treatment in the Sligo/Leitrim and Donegal areas so far this year. In the vast majority of cases, this is used to treat heroin-addiction. According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 33…