Donegal County Council is confident all allocated money will be spent
Donegal County Council says it is confident all money allocated by the Department of Rural Affairs will be spent in the coming months. The Council has been responding to a query from Ocean FM News after Minister Michael Ring’s comments earlier this week criticising Local Authorities for failing to spend…
New pilot hedge-cutting scheme for Leitrim
A new pilot roadside hedgecutting scheme is being introduced in County Leitrim. Under the scheme, landowers and farmers will get a grant of €50 per kilometre to cut hedges along roads, with priority being given to routes used by vehicles such as school buses. Applications for the scheme open today.…
Coastguard’s Chief Crewman in Sligo finishes for new position with Rescue 116
The chief crewman at the Coast Guard’s Rescue 118 base in Strandhill, Co Sligo, finishes his last shift there today this lunchtime. Mick Treacy has been with Rescue 118 for the past nine years. Before that, he was with Rescue 117 in Waterford. Mick Treacy’s last shift on the job…
Large numbers leave Donegal and Leitrim to commute to work
More than five and a half thousand people leave County Dongal every day to go to work. In Leitrim, more than 4,200 go outside the county to do their jobs. But Sligo bucks the trend: more people travel INTO the county than leave to get to their place of employment.…
Not everyone has concerns about data on new Public Services Card
There is mixed reaction on the streets of Sligo to a Public Services Card now needed to access a growing number of social services. This week, the Data Protection Commissioner added her voice on this controversial issue stating that while it’s a legitimate move to introduce such a card, the…
Gardai investigating attack on gay man in Sligo
Gardai in Sligo have confirmed that they are investigating an attack on a gay man in a Sligo bar. A 32-year old man says he was attacked by up to eight others after he kissed his 20-year old friend from West Sligo. During the attack, which occurred earlier this month,…
Funding restored for Local Improvement Schemes
Funding has been restored for Local Improvement Schemes, better known as LIS schemes. It’s something councillors throughout the north west have been calling for for some time. LIS schemes provide funding for private roads on which a number of people live or on which there are a number of users,…