Donegal continues to have one of the highest numbers of people killed on roads
Donegal has the fourth highest number of deaths on the roads after Dublin, Meath and Mayo. The Road Safety Authority has issued new figures today showing six of the 77 road fatalities so far this year have been in the North West counties. Five people have already lost their lives…
Manorhamilton the hub for Five Glens Wild Atlantic Loop
A new effort is being launched to attract more tourists to the northern areas of counties Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan and Fermanagh. It’s called the Five Glens Wild Atlantic Loop and focuses on about a dozen surrounding attractions, all within about a half hour’s drive of the central hub of Manorhamilton.…
In Sligo, signs being erected to discourage parking in disabled spaces
A number of signs will be erected at disabled parking spaces across Sligo town this morning, in an effort to encourage able-bodied motorists to avoid parking in spaces reserved for disabled drivers. The initiative will see A4 sized signs with the words ‘Take My Space, Take My Disability’ placed beside…
Need for Sligo cardiac lab to be considered in national review
The need for a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital to treat heart patients in the north west will be part of a national review of cardiac services. That’s according to Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin following a meeting with Health Minister Simon Harris. The review is to be…
No increase in Special Needs Assistants in Leitrim
Leitrim is the only county in the region not to see an increase in the number of special needs assistants allocated to schools. The allocation of 975 additional posts to schools from September to December was announced by Minister for Education Richard Bruton, yesterday. Donegal will get 44 extra SNAs,…
Sligo Councillor says Joint Policing Committee is ‘a waste of resources’
A Sligo Councillor has stepped down from the Joint Policing Committee in the county. Independent Councillor Michael Clarke submitted his resignation at a meeting of the Council yesterday after submitting a motion saying he has concerns it’s a waste of resources. He received Council support for his motion to get…
Mercy College’s gym room is still open to sports groups outside school hours
The Board of Management at Mercy College in Sligo have said that although the school’s gym is no longer in use, the room in which it was situated is still open to sports groups outside of school hours. The gym, which is also used a fitness room, is part of…