Glencar/Manor gear up for another tilt at All-Ireland champions
Just weeks after completing a four-in-a-row of Leitrim Gotham Dry Wall senior football titles, Glencar/Manorhamilton women’s gaelic footballers are now preparing to take on reigning All-Ireland club champions Kilkerrin Clonberne of Galway in next Monday’s Connacht senior club semi-final. The north Leitrim team’s place in the last four was secured…
Two men receive medical treatment following alleged assault in Donegal
Garda Investigations are continuing today following an alleged assault in West Donegal area last night. It’s understood that two men, both aged in their 30s received medical treatment following the incident in the Loughanure area. The incident is believed to have taken place at 9:15pm. So far no…
Private water supplies – what are the dangers
It’s been claimed that 1 in 30 private water supplies has failed to meet the drinking waters standards this is compared to just 1 in 734 public water supplies. As a result, calls are being made for urgent action to be taken to help improve the quality of private drinking…
Rescue 118 responds to incident in Mayo
Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 assisted in a multi-agency operation in Achill Island on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 1.56pm, Achill Island Coast Guard were alerted by MRCC Malin Head to a casualty in Keel. The National Ambulance Service were also tasked to the scene. The National Ambulance Service and…
Finding fairies in the north west
There once was widespread belief in the fairies, a time when nine out of ten rural Irish people firmly believed in them. People were once ridiculed if they didn’t believe in the fairies, now they risk facing public ridicule if they do believe in them! On Monday’s North…
Number waiting at Sligo University Hospital remains high
Sligo University Hospital was the third most overcrowded hospital in the country today according to figures published by the INMO. The latest trolley watch figures are reporting that there were 40 people waiting on a bed at the facility this morning, 25 of whom were in the emergency department. Elsewhere…
Planning decision imminent for multi-facility outdoor centres in Sligo
A decision on planning for two new facility centres in Sligo is expected before the end of the year. The centres – in Rosses Point and Enniscrone – are two of twenty two centres nationwide that received a share of 22 million euro in funding from Fáilte Ireland. Among the…