Ballyshannon Councillor expresses concern with the decision to remove lifeguards during warm spell of weather
Factors such as the current Indian summer weather and the large influx of people from other counties now living in the North West should be taken into consideration before leaving beaches in this region without life guard cover. That’s the warning being issued by Donegal Municipal District councillor Barry…
INMO say current trolley figures should be declared as a ‘national emergency’
Trolley figures in the North West and the rest of the country should be treated as a National emergency. Those are the views of a representative of the INMO who was reacting to the latest set of figures that placed Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals among the top…
Student accommodation crisis among the topics at today’s Local Authority meeting in Sligo
Students are being ripped off in Sligo as the scramble for accommodation continues. That’s according to local Sinn Fein Cllr Arthur Gibbons who says some landlords locally are looking for astronomical fees for merely a bed with little to no other facilities and some instances, students are not permitted…
Major meeting planned for Sligo to address pension payments
The National President of retired SIPTU members has urged the current government to honour commitments made in relation to pension payments that were first made more than twenty five years ago. A public meeting in relation to pension payments will take place in the Southern Hotel in Sligo tomorrow…
Sligo restaurateur warns that VAT increases will be passed on to consumers
The decision to revert the VAT rate for the hospitality sector back to 13.5% will see consumers taking a massive hit across the region. That’s the view of Sligo restaurateur Anthony Gray, who was speaking ahead of the final decision on the VAT rate being made. Hoteliers and…
Sligo Passenger impacted by UK travel delays
Thousands of passenger were left stranded in airports yesterday as a technical fault with Air Traffic Control in the UK meant flights could neither leave nor enter British airspace. One of those was Sligo man Graham Burke, who is based in Cardiff in Wales and works as a dietitian…
Leitrim TD reacts to speculation that the county may be split for the next general election
Tomorrow is a significant day in terms of the next general election. The Boundaries Commission will publish their report on what the makeup of the individual constituencies will be for the next general election. Already over the past week or so calls have been made to unite all…