Mark English bows out of Worlds at semi-final stage
Donegal’s Mark English finished seventh in his semi-final heat of the men’s 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday evening. His time of 1:45.14 was a season’s best but it was not quick enough to qualify for this weekend’s final. The race was won by Emmanuel…
Woman who lost her brother and father to suicide on how North West Stop assisted her family
Aoife Gallagher from Glencar lost her brother, Ferghal, to suicide in 2005. Three years later, her father took his own life, having never got over the loss of his son. Aoife outlines the huge support she received from North West Stop, ahead of their Sunrise4Stop walks this Saturday
Dog owner’s solution to stop dog biting car tyres – get his teeth removed!
Animals in Need Donegal have again highlighted the challenge of re-homing dogs, with more dogs than ever being handed in – some for scarcely believable reasons. Such as the woman who wanted to have all her dog’s teeth removed to prevent him from biting car tyres!
Future of Donegal’s Dáil constituency confirmed next week
The future of Donegal’s Dáil constituency will be confirmed next week. There has been debate on what do to with the constituency in recent times, with suggestions made to split it into two constituencies with three seats each. As it stands, a single constituency cannot have more than…
Sligo councillors taken to task on whether they raised human rights issues with Chinese Ambassador
The Press Officer with the Labour Party in Sligo-Leitrim has challenged councillors Declan Bree and Arthur Gibbons to outline if they raised human rights issues with the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland during his recent visit to Sligo. John Davey says he has no issue with the Ambassador being invited to…
Offshore wind delays contributing to high energy bills – Markey
There’s a warning that electricity bills will remain high unless Ireland speeds up the rollout of offshore wind production. That’s according to Midlands North West MEP Colm Markey who was reacting to new figures, which reveal that electricity prices here are the highest in Europe Consumers here are…
Local councillors express disappointment with lack of progress on dog fouling
Local elected representatives have today expressed their disappointment with the fact that no fines were issued in the North West last year for dog fouling. The NCBI confirmed that the Local Authorities in Sligo Leitrim and Donegal were among 18 across the country that issued no fines for the…