Status Yellow snow warning remains in place for North West
The cold-snap is continuing right across the country today. There’s a national low temperature alert in place until midday today, with a status yellow warning for snow for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Northern Ireland also has a snow-and ice warning this morning, for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and…
Man due back in court today to face Sligo murder charges
A man is due back in court today, charged with the murder of his mother in Sligo last year. Nigel Canavan of 16 Erris Gardens, Erris Street, Crossmolina, Co Mayo appeared before Carrick-On-Shannon District Court on Tuesday morning where he was charged with the murder of Angela Canavan at her…
Local Enterprise Offices supported North West job creations in 2023
A total of 520 jobs were created across the North West in 2023. The jobs were created with the support of Local Enterprise Offices. Donegal saw the highest amount of jobs created, with 321. 117 were created in Sligo, with the remaining 82 in Leitrim. This was part of a…
North West hit with yellow snow-ice warning
A nationwide status yellow low temperature-ice warning is in place until eleven o’clock this morning. Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo meanwhile are under a status yellow snow-ice warning until eleven o’clock tomorrow morning. Met Eireann says it’s going to be very cold, with severe frost, icy stretches, animal welfare issues…
Man arrested following accident on Tubbercurry-Ballina Road last night
A man has been arrested following a road traffic accident last night. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a two-vehicle road traffic collision involving cars, which occurred on the R294 at Glenavoo at around 10.20pm last night. One car left the road, and its driver failed to remain…
Sligo council meeting hears calls for additional buses to introduced between Sligo and Dublin Airport
Calls have been made for additional buses to run from Dublin Airport to Sligo. Currently, the last bus for Sligo from Dublin Airport leaves at 11.15pm, leaving passengers stranded in the capital if their flight arrives any later. There is also a service that runs from…
Two accidents reported on N17 at Clarkes Bridge
Motorists are being urged to drive with caution this morning in the vicinity of a number of traffic accidents that has occurred on the N17 at Clarkes Bridge. It’s understood that at least two separate one vehicle incident’s have taken place one involving a car and another involving a…