Latest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 for the region
The latest 14 Day Incidence Rate of Covid-19 shows the figure is 419 in the South Donegal local electoral The statistics are accurate between between the 5th and 18th of April. Manorhamilton has a figure of 591 infections per 100,00 population. The rate in Sligo/Strandhill is 734, it’s 617 in…
Noticeable drop in Letterkenny Hospital waiting figures; Sligo remains high
There has been a significant reduction in the number of people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital in recent weeks with one person waiting as of this morning. In contrast to this according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch Figures, Sligo University Hospital is the…
Two men granted bail by High Court in Tom Niland case
Two men charged with the aggravated burglary at the home of Tom Niland have had their bail set at €11,500, the Irish Times reports. The 73 year old farmer remains on life support after sustaining serious injuries during the incident at his home in Doonflynn, Skreen, Co. Sligo on the…
Almost €500,000 awarded to heritage sites across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
Almost half a million euro in grants has been awarded for a number of heritage sites across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The funding comes from the Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan’s department the 2022 Community Monuments Fund. €44,129 will be used for essential repairs at…
Sligo Gardaí investigating serious assault
Gardaí in Sligo are appealing for witnesses in relation to a serious assault that occurred at Rockwood Parade, yesterday evening (Tuesday 19th April 2022). Shortly after 6 p.m., Emergency Services attended the scene and treated a man in his late 30’s for an apparent head injury. The man…
Sligo Pride urges members of the LGBTQ community to be more security conscious
Sligo Pride has called for members of the LGBTQ community to take extra precautions following suspicious murders of two men in Sligo this week Gardaí are investigating whether there is a homophobic hate-related motive to the murders, and whether the victims met their attacker online. Sligo Pride has…
Second Sligo murder victim named
Gardaí in Sligo have inside the last few minutes confirmed that they are now investigating two murders which took place in the town this week. A man in his 20’s was arrested in Sligo last night following the discovery of the body of a man in a house at…