MacGill Summer School hears students missing out on full college experience
Many third level students are missing out on the full college experience as a result of the housing crisis, according to the Trinity College provost. Dr Linda Doyle made the remarks at the MacGill Summer School in Donegal, adding she believes the crisis is ‘eroding university life’. It…
Sligo people ‘driven’ away from public transport – Harkin
A Sligo Leitrim TD says people in the North West are being ‘driven’ away from public transport. Further questions are being asked of Bus Eireann after a number of services in Sligo were cancelled yet again. Local routes affected yesterday included Sligo to Ballina, Rosses Point to Knappagh…
Accommodation crisis looms with rise in student numbers at ATU Sligo
Atlantic Technological University is calling on private home-owners and landlords to consider renting rooms and houses to students as number of applicants rise for second year. In April, Sligo became a university town for the first time when IT Sligo became Atlantic Technological University and has seen an immediate…
Mica PRO expresses disappointment in President as Bill signed into law
The PRO of the Mica Action Group has expressed his disappointment in the President over signing the revised mica redress scheme into law. The Government Bill, which will provide grants of up to €420,000 to homeowners to repair defects caused by Mica, was signed into law by President Michael…
AIB urged to include Manorhamilton branch in recent u-turn
A leading farm official has called on AIB to include the branch in Manorhamilton in the recent U turn on plans which proposed making 70 branches cashless. AIB successfully implemented a similar move as it relates to the branch in the north Leitrim town earlier this year. The…
Sligo passengers left stranded again after bus services cancelled
A number of bus services in Sligo were cancelled over the weekend. Local routes affected yesterday included Sligo to Ballina, Rosses Point to Knappagh Road, Cartron to High St and Strandhill to Rosses Point. It resulted in a significant amount of people left stranded in the affected areas.…
New Mica Redress Scheme signed into law
President Michael D. Higgins has signed the revised mica redress scheme into law. The Government Bill, which will provide grants of up to €420,000 to homeowners to repair defects caused by Mica, was signed into law over the weekend. The new scheme is set to cost €2.7bn. …