Warning sounded over bogus callers in North Sligo
Gardai have issued a warning over bogus callers doing the rounds in North Sligo. It’s reported that the individuals are calling to households in the Grange area purporting to be Council staff. The culprits are claiming that they are updating the voting register. Gardai are aware of…
Budget 2024 – All you need to know
Pierce Maloney, Tax Manager with Porter and Co Chartered Accountants, Sligo, breaks down the contents of Budget 2024 in easy to understand form. Pierce outlines details of the cost of living measures, tax and USC changes, social welfare increases, childcare provisions, housing and property, business measures, farming benefits, and much…
Work on one-way system causing more traffic problems in Donegal Town
Business owners in Donegal have expressed concern at the problems being caused by work on the town’s one-way traffic system – they claim it’s causing more congestion and adding to parking problems. Business owner Raymond Rooney and Cllr Micheál Naughton discuss
North West sees some of the highest home burglary rates in the last year
The North West has seen a significant rise in home burglaries within the last year. The Sligo/Leitrim region saw the highest increase in burglaries over the last 12 months. According to the latest figures released by PhoneWatch, there was a 25% rise in home break-ins in the area, with a…
Agriculture Minister doesn’t believe his Department has been underfunded in Budget
The Agriculture Minister doesn’t believe his Department has been underfunded in this year’s Budget. 19 point 1 billion euro has been allocated for 2024 – with a Brexit fund expiring this year, bringing the total down 21 billion in 2023. Minister and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue also rejects…
ATU offers first Doctorate of Business Administration in North West
Atlantic Technological University has launched a unique practice-based Doctorate of Business Administration, offering the highest level of management qualification. Demonstrating the scale and impact of the new University, ATU’s Faculty of Business offers this new flexible four-year DBA, leveraging a 20-year history in the provision of Executive Education. …
Government under pressure to establish surgical hub in Donegal Town
The Government is under pressure to establish a surgical hub in Donegal Town which would cater for patients in Sligo and Letterkenny. The two acute hospitals in the North West have a combined 40,000 in-patients annually – only Cork University Hospital would have more in-patients than this. It’s…