Expansion of Leitrim rural link welcomed
A local Cllr has welcomed the news of improved local link bus services in Leitrim. As part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan, the initiative aims to connect areas and villages to larger towns. As of Monday, August 26th, bus services between Manorhamilton and Carrick-on-Shannon will be streamlined. Manorhamilton…
Sligo’s Brian Colsh reaches World Rowing final
Ballymote’s Brian Colsh and rowing partner Adam Murphy (Cork) are through to men’s double sculls finals at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Canada after an impressive performance in Wednesday evening’s semi-final. The Irish crew finished second behind Australia in their semi in a time of 6:53.27 to comfortable qualify…
Sligo disability centres receive glowing reports from HIQA
A number of county Sligo designated centres for people with disabilities have received glowing reports from the health watchdog. Stranbeg, Leacain, Kildalton and An Ghrianán were all subject of the inspections which took place in March and May of this year, the details of which been published recently. Stranbeg provides…
Donegal Town Pier carpark to close due to flood risks
The Pier carpark in Donegal Town will be closed this evening due to potential flood risks. High tides, storm surges and heavy rain is expected over the next 24 hours, and as a result, the Pier carpark will close from 6.30pm until 9.30pm this evening. The carpark will also be…
Taoiseach reaffirms support towards Sligo Rovers ‘Master Plan’
The Taoiseach Simon Harris has reaffirmed his support towards Sligo Rovers ‘Master Plan’. The project involves a major re-development of the Showgrounds, including a new 6,000 all seater stadium. It’s expected that there will be an announcement from government in relation to allocations from the Large Scale Sport…
Low income farmers in North West to be hit hardest following water tariff increase
Low income farmers in the North West are set to be worst affected over an expected increase in water tariffs. The proposed hike will nearly double the standing charges for water connections. With farmers needing multiple water connections, the move is set to place excessive costs on those that use…
#LoveDonegal Day takes place next month
This years’ #LoveDonegal day will take place next month. It’s taking place on Wednesday on September 25th and people are being urged to celebrate Donegal on social media. Last year’s #LoveDonegal day became a world-wide phenomenon, reaching a global audience of 85 million across 24 hours and rising…