Gardai ‘caught up with too much admin work’
The Donegal based President of the GRA say Gardai are caught up with too much admin work instead of being out on the beat. It comes as figures from the Irish Tourist Assistance Service shows a rise in the number of tourists needing help dealing with crime. It…
Return of The Mc – Great day for Donegal says McEniff
Donegal All-Ireland winning manager, Brian McEniff, reacts to the return to Jim McGuinness as senior football manager. The county board got their man, he says, and he believes McGuinness is exactly the man to bring Donegal to the heights of previous success
Garda Commissioner urged to reconsider new Garda station for Sligo
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is being urged to reconsider building a new Garda station in Sligo town. In 2018, a site was purchased in Caltragh with a view towards building a new station, however those plans were shelved indefinitely, after a decision was made to upgrade the existing building…
Almost 60 waiting for a bed at north west hospitals
There were 59 people waiting for a bed at the north west’s two main hospital this morning according to figures published by the INMO. Letterkenny University Hospital was the fourth most overcrowded hospital in the country this morning according to figures published by the INMO. This morning’s figures show there…
Woman killed in Swinford crash
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Mayo in which a woman was killed. The woman in her 70s died at the scene when the car she was a passenger in, crashed on the N5 in Swinford at about 4.30 yesterday evening. The drivers…
Garda injured during weekend incident in Donegal
A Garda has been injured during a weekend incident in Donegal. It happened in the Creeslough area in the early hours of Saturday morning last. Gardai were attending a public order incident, involving a number of people, when a male Garda sustained injuries. He was taken to…
Local union official warns of low morale among fire fighters
Retained firefighters are still waiting on the official document from the Workplace Relations Commission regarding their demands for better pay and conditions. News broke last week that the firefighter’s strikes were to be postponed following negotiations that ran into the early hours of Thursday morning. Among the proposals…