Overcrowding problems persist at Sligo University Hospital
Sligo University Hospital was the third most overcrowded facility in Ireland today with 40 people awaiting admission there this morning. According to figures published by the INMO, 65 people in total were waiting for beds in the North West this morning, with a further 25 people waiting at Letterkenny University…
Donegal TD seeks urgency in Mica Scheme approvals
With the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Grant Scheme commencing last week, Donegal TD and the Minister for Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Charlie McConalogue has asked the Donegal County Council Mica Committee to meet. The minister has said that urgency is required in approving applicants for the new…
Donegal Gardaí issue safety advice
With reduced light early in the morning and evening, Gardaí in Donegal have issued advice to those on foot or on wheels. Members of the public are advised when out walking, cycling, or running that although they can see the traffic that the drivers may not always see them. Gardaí…
Sligo RNLI rescue three people in difficulty off Inishmurray
Shortly after 2pm on Sunday, Sligo Bay RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to respond to reports of three people in difficulty off Inishmurray Island, four miles off the coast where their boat had experienced engine failure. The boat with three people onboard had earlier left from Mullaghmore Harbour on a…
An Post E-Trike rolled out in Bundoran
Bundoran has seen the roll out of Donegal’s first postal E-Trike. The E-Trike is part of a continuing roll out that has taken place across the country since 2019. Its first user in Donegal was Allan Patton, a native Ballyshannon who has spent almost 27 years working as a postman.…
Donegal Sinn Féin TD doesn’t rule out Fianna Fáil coalition
A Donegal Sinn Féin TD hasn’t ruled out his party entering a coalition with Fianna Fáil. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn was reacting to comments made yesterday by the Tánaiste Michael Martin who accused the media of cheerleading for Sinn Féin ahead of the next election. Following the boundary review,…
Local businesses encouraged to partake in greenway survey
Local businesses have been encouraged to have their say in the layout of the greenway between Sligo and Enniskillen. A survey was launched last week with the view to shaping the economic future of the proposed greenway. The route will pass through counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh,…