Donegal Councillor hopes new Development plan will get green light
Donegal County Council will hold a special meeting later today in relation to it’s Development Plan. The Members of the Council will consider whether to publish the County Donegal Development Plan or to make amendments. A decision on publishing the draft document was deferred at the end of…
Local TD says it’s time to show Firefighters some respect
A Sligo Leitrim TD has described today’s talks between Retained Fire fighters and their employers at the Labour Court as crucial. Strike action by retained firefighters has been suspended for 24 hours in order to facilitate the talks. The Labour Court has intervened in the fire service dispute…
Donegal draw Tyrone in All-Ireland prelim quarter-finals
Donegal will face Ulster neighbours and rivals Tyrone in the All-Ireland preliminary football quarter-finals next weekend in Ballybofey. Monday morning’s draw paired the two counties together with Donegal having home advantage by virtue of their second-place finish in Group 4 of the All-Ireland series. The game will have a 7pm…
New Cathaoirleach to be confirmed for Sligo Council today
A number of Cathaoirligh and Leas-Chathaoirleach are set to be elected across Sligo and Leitrim today. They will hold their respective roles for upcoming year ahead. First up this morning will be the full meeting of Sligo County Council at 10am where a Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach will be…
Funeral of Jessica McLoughlin to take place today
The funeral of a Sligo woman who died after being stuck by a train in Ballisodare on Wednesday last will take place later today. The funeral mass of Jessica Mc Loughlin from Yeats Drive, Cranmore is due to take place in St. Anne’s Church Sligo at 11am. She will…
North West Fire Fighters suspend strike action
Strike action by retained firefighters across the north west has been suspended for 24 hours. The move is to facilitate talks today at the Labour Court. The Labour Court has intervened in the fire service dispute ahead of the closure of all stations tomorrow and has invited…
Sligo trounced by Dublin
Sligo’s All-Ireland championship summer came to a shuddering halt at Kingspan Breffni as Dublin displayed their credentials once again in cruising to a 3-23 to 0-8 victory to finish top of Group 3. The result was not unexpected but the scale of the Sligo capitulation will disappoint manager Tony McEntee…