Parking at premium at two Sligo train stations
There’s calls for extra parking spaces to be put in place at two of Sligo train stations. It’s been claimed that the issue at Sligo Mac Diarmada Station is forcing passengers to drive out to Collooney station, only to find increased pressure on space there too. Sinn Féin…
Funding pledged to fix defective homes ‘needs to be paid now’
Funding pledged to fix defective houses and apartments needs to be paid now. The Construction Defects Alliance says families are being forced to continue living in defective homes until final details of the government scheme are published, which won’t happen until autumn of next year. A large amount…
Lecture to mark anniversary of WB Yeats receiving Nobel Prize takes place today
A lecture to mark the 100th anniversary of WB Yeats receiving the Nobel Prize for literature takes place today in the National Library of Ireland. The annual Joseph Hassett Yeats presentation also marks the birth of Yeats on this day in 1865. The sold out event is being…
Retained firefighters in North West ‘deserve better pay and work-life balance’
Retained firefighters in the North West deserve urgent action on incomes and conditions to protect the crucial services they provide. That’s according to Donegal TD Padraig MacLochlainn who was speaking ahead of a Sinn Féin motion on the issue set to be debated in the Dáil later today. …
Appeal over criminal damage incident
An appeal has been issued after a vehicle was damaged in Enniskillen. Police are appealing for information in relation to the criminal damage to a vehicle in the Windmill heights area of the town. The damage was caused sometime between 1am and 8am yesterday. Anyone with information…
Investigation continuing into caravan fire in Enniskillen
An investigation is continuing into a caravan fire in Enniskillen. The blaze happened in the Lisgoole Park area in the early hours of Wednesday June 1st between 2 and 2.45 am. Police say that they are investigating all circumstances surrounding the fire. If anyone has seen anything…
Donegal gears up for 51st international rally
The country’s best rally drivers are in the North West this week for the 2023 Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally. The three-day event starts in Donegal Town on Friday morning and continues until Sunday, June 18th. Monaghan’s Josh Moffett, winner 12 months ago in dramatic fashion, is back to try…