Donegal’s Big Beach Clean takes place this weekend
14 groups and 200 volunteers are set to join the Big Beach Clean this weekend in Donegal, to remove marine litter and be part of an international citizen science project. Silva: Palhinha, Reed deals will have… ‘We don’t want a repeat of last year’ |… Big changes at Mercedes’ Brackley……
Calls for constant review into lifeguard deployment
There are calls for the deployment of lifeguards to local beaches to be kept under constant review. It follows the hot spell in recent weeks where many took to the beaches to enjoy the good weather. While the summer schedule had technically ended, flexibility allowed lifeguards…
Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to visit Sligo
The relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis will pay a visit to Sligo this month. It will visit St Anne’s Church in Sligo Town on Saturday, September 16th as part of its pilgrimage, and will also visit Knock, Derry and Newry throughout the month of September, before returning to the diocese…
More transparency needed regarding vacant council homes
Calls are being made for more transparency regarding the number of vacant council houses in the North West. It emerged earlier this week that there were 216 empty council homes in the north west at the end of the first six months of this year. Sligo had 25, Leitrim had…
Donegal’s Tyler Toland recalled to Ireland soccer squad
Donegal’s Tyler Toland has been called up to the Republic of Ireland senior women’s squad by caretaker boss Eileen Gleeson for the upcoming Nations League games against Northern Ireland and Hungary this month. Toland’s recall ends a four-year exile from the senior international squad. She was Ireland’s youngest senior international…
Further warning that nitrates derogation limits will drive up land prices in North West
There’s a further warning that changes to nitrates derogation limits will drive up the price of land in Sligo and Leitrim Farmers are meeting the Taoiseach today to raise concerns over the issue. European regulations aimed at reducing water pollution mean that farmers can only produce 170 kilograms…
The Friday Panel, Carmel McNamee, James Conway
This week’s Friday Panel discuss the crisis within Garda management, the reduction in speed limits, domestic violence, the after-effects of Covid, Micheal Martin ruling out a Sinn Fein coalition, and Wolfe Tones’ chants. Guests are Carmel McNamee, Manager of Domestic Violence Advocacy Service in Sligo-Leitrim-West Cavan, and James Conway from…