Vehicle damaged during weekend incident in Killybegs
A vehicle has been damaged during a weekend incident in Killybegs The window of the vehicle was smashed while it was parked overnight in the Parkhead area. The incident is believed to have happened at some stage between 11pm on Friday night last and 10:30am the following morning.…
Number of motorists caught speeding outside south Donegal school
A number of people have been caught speeding outside a national school in south Donegal. Gardaí from Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit teamed up with Louise from Road Safety Authority Ireland at Kilbarron National School in Ballyshannon yesterday morning for their ‘Safety at the gate’ day. Gardai conducted…
New policing powers to tackle stalking in Northern Ireland
New policing powers designed to tackle stalking in Northern Ireland will result in victims no longer have to apply to courts themselves for orders against perpetrators. The stalking protection orders (SPOs), which came into effect on Thursday, will enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland to prosecute those in breach…
Tributes paid to former Bishop of Clogher Gordon McMullan
The Bishop of Clogher has expressed sympathy to the Church of Ireland Community following the death of Right Reverend Gordon McMullan, the former Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher. In a statement, Bishop Larry Duffy said it was with great regret that he learned of the death of the Right…
Labour Party select candidate to contest local elections in Sligo Borough
The Labour Party has selected Nessa Cosgrove to run in the Sligo-Strandhill Municipal District in next year’s local elections. The local party representative lives in Cartron in Sligo, and previously contested the local Elections in 2019 and the General Election in 2020 on behalf of Labour. The newly selected candidate…
Sinn Fein TD says new arrivals from Ukraine will not be able to secure own accommodation
A Sligo Leitrim TD says proposals that will force new arrivals from Ukraine arriving in Ireland to secure their own accommodation after three months will simply not work. Reports says that those fleeing the war from the Ukraine will only be offered State accommodation for just three months before…
LGBT representative calls for action plan to tackle hate crime following Yousef Palani sentencing
A representative for the LGBT community says the events of April 2022 will cast a shadow over Sligo and the North West for some time to come. Pádraig Rice was reacting after the Yousef Palani was sentenced yesterday in the Central Criminal Courts. The Policy and Research manager with LGBT…