Public meeting on mental health services in Ballyshannon this evening
The campaign for better mental health services in the region is continuing with more events planned in Donegal and Sligo. A public meeting is to be held this evening by the Our Voice Their Future committee in conjunction with their Enough is Enough Campaign in Ballyshannon. It will take place…
CSO: Most people moving home are renting rather than buying
Most of the people in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim who changed home in the year before the 2016 Census were moving into rented accommodation. And in all three counties, only a relatively small number were buying a new home with a mortgatge or loan. In Donegal, only 363 of the…
Focus Ireland concerned over rising rents
Average rent prices have increased by 12% in just 12 months in County Sligo. It currently costs an average of €644 to rent in the county, an increase of 12% in just 12 months, according to a Daft.ie report. The minimum increase seen is 8.5% The average cost for renting…
Irish Water takes over council accounts in Sligo
Irish Water is, from today, taking over the almost 6,400 accounts of those who receive their water supply from Sligo County Council. Responsibility for the administration of the accounts will move from the local authority and, from now on, bills will be issued by Irish Water as they become due.…
Focus on garda stations in Ballyshannon, Sligo and Tubbercurry
In the North West, work is being carried out on one garda station, possible new sites are being reviewed for another, and a new building — or, at least, an extension — is being sought for a third. The Office of Public Works, which is responsible for providing garda station…
Gardai arrest two people in connection with alleged car hijacking in Sligo
Gardaí have arrested a man and woman as part of an investigation into an alleged car hijacking incident in Sligo. The car was taken at around 7:20 yesterday evening at Wine Street car park. A man aged in his 70s had his car keys and car taken when he was…
Rents rising in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
Rent prices have risen across the North West region by an average of more than 11% over the last the last number of years, according to a report by daft.ie. In Sligo, rents have risen by 12% since this time last year, Leitrim 9.2% and in Donegal rents have risen…