Emerald Airline Pilots suspend strike action
The Fórsa trade union has temporarily suspended industrial action by pilots at Emerald Airlines. It’s been announced that Union officials and Emerald management will meet on Monday morning. Emerald is the carrier holding the regional service franchise for Aer Lingus. The pilots are members of…
Five road deaths in North West so far this year
Road deaths in the first half of 2023 are the worst in six years. As of this morning there have been 100 deaths on the road. This is an increase of 11 fatalities compared to the same date last year. In the North West, there have been five…
Local events taking place for National Heritage Week
A tour of Sligo Abbey and Coopershill House in Riverstown and a pop up Leitrim Womens Museum in Manorhamilton are amongst the highlights locally of National Heritage Week. The Office of Public Works has announced events at more than 70 historic sites for National Heritage Week. The programme…
Bundoran homeowner wakened by intruders
An investigation is continuing into a break-in Bundoran. The homeowner was sleeping when the incident occurred and was wakened by the sound of intruders talking. The incident happened in the Marine Lane area of the town at around 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon last. While the man and…
Increase in number of cars purchased in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
Counties Sligo, Leitrim, and Donegal each saw an increase in the number of cars purchased in the first seven months of 2023 compared to the same period last year. A total of 2,463 cars were purchased in county Donegal in the months of January to July, 258 of which were…
Families of murdered Sligo men to be given chance to address sentencing hearing
There were emotional scenes inside the Central Criminal Court yesterday when 23 year old Yousef Palani pleaded guilty to the murder of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee in Sligo in April of last year. His sentence hearing will take place on 23rd October, during which the families of the two…
Appeal reissued over serious weekend assault in Ardara
Gardai have reissued an appeal for information over a serious weekend assault in Ardara. The incident happened on Main Street at around 10pm on Saturday night. The victim, a man in his 20’s, was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries. Gardai are…