Government approve Sligo to defective block redress scheme
It’s been confirmed that Sligo has been added to the state’s mica and pyrite redress scheme. Earlier this year, Minister Darragh O’Brien indicated that the county would be high on the priority list. However, it was confirmed at a cabinet meeting this morning that the government took the…
Voters called to attend Midlands-North West Town Hall meeting
An event for all Midlands-North West European candidates is being held on Thursday, May 16th, in the Galmont Hotel, Galway. The Town Hall meeting has been organised by European Movement Ireland in co-operation with the European Parliament Liaison Office. All members of the public are encouraged to attend…
Sligo election candidate welcomes raising of smoking age to 21
A Sligo-Strandhill local election candidate has welcomed the news that the government has today approved a proposal to raise the age of sale of tobacco to 21. Ireland will be the first country in the EU to introduce this measure, continuing the tradition of tackling smoking rates which began…
The Ditch editor defends publication of Comiskey convictions story
The editor of The Ditch online site, Eoghan McNeill, has said the publication of a story this week about Leitrim Fine Gael local election candidate, Kevin Comiskey, was in the public interest, and it will continue to highlight such stories. Mr Comiskey apologised yesterday after revelations in The Ditch that…
Donegal man accused of grandfather’s murder to stand trial in 2025
A Donegal man will go on trial next year accused of the murder of his grandfather late last year. 36 year old Derek Mulligan of Magheraclogher, Bunbeg is charged with the murder of Derek Burns on the 19th of December 2023. The court heard a psychiatric report has…
Fergus McGroary appointed Donegal Crime Prevention Officer
Sergeant Fergus McGroary has been appointed as the new Donegal Garda Divsional Crime Prevention Officer. Mr.McGroary, a native of Lettterbarrow succeeds the recently retired Sergeant Paul Wallace who had served the role since 2002. Crime Prevention Officers are trained to promote and advise crime prevention techniques in both…
Overcrowding problems persist at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital was the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. There were 47 people awaiting admission there this morning. That was beaten only by Cork University Hospital with 54, while there was 105 people on trolleys in University…