Agri Week podcast 07/03/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan is out of the warm studio and attends the Sligo branch IFA’s ‘Enough is Enough’ protest outside the offices of Sligo County Council. While John Lynch is in Kinlough to talk to farmers in north Leitrim as they signal their discontent at the local authority’s…
GRA President confident that Body Worn Cameras will soon be available for local Gardai
It’s hoped that Garda Body Worn Cameras will be rolled out in the North West shortly. It was confirmed yesterday that the equipment is to be tested in two Dublin stations, as well as one in each of Limerick and Waterford. The test period is expected to begin…
Tánaiste urges GP’s to be responsible when it comes to administering charges
The Tánaiste says he hopes people aren’t being exploited in areas where there’s a shortage of GPs. An Irish Independent investigation found price differences of up to 50 euro for an appointment. The prices locally were found to vary from between 45 and 65 euro in Sligo, 50…
Close to 32,000 cars fail NCT tests in the north west.
Almost 32,000 cars failed the NCT test across the North West in 2023. The statistics were recently made available on the official NCT website. In total, just shy of 75,000 tests were carried out in Sligo, Carrick on Shannon, Donegal Town and Letterkenny. Sligo was found to…
North West Region currently under a status yellow snow & ice warning
A Status Yellow snow and ice warning is in place for the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal this morning The warning also apples to Mayo, Roscommon Cavan, Monaghan, and Longford Met Éireann say sleet and snow will fall which may lead to accumulations. The most significant of…
Latest reports confirms that garda numbers in the north west has decreased over the past decade
There has been a reduction in the number of serving Gardai in the OceanFM franchise over the past year and over the past decade. Between 2014 and the 2023 the numbers reduced by 12 while the figure has dropped by 8 over the past year alone. The…
Snow & ice warning issued for North West region
A snow and ice warning has been issued for North West counties and will come into effect from tomorrow (Thursday). Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for icy conditions in Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon Galway and Mayo. The warning is also in place for Cavan and Monaghan,…