Mona McSharry taking four-month break
Sligo’s Olympic bronze medallist Mona McSharry says she’s taking a four-month break before deciding on what her future swimming plans are. The Grange woman and her Ireland team-mates received a rapturous reception at Monday afternoon’s homecoming in Dublin city centre. McSharry, who’s 23, won Ireland’s first medal in a record-breaking…
Sligo’s Niall Burns to compete in World Rally Championship
Sligo rally co-driver Niall Burns will compete in a round of the 2024 World Rally Championshp this September. Burns, who’s based in Kilmacrennan in Donegal, will navigate for Oman’s Hamed Al Wahaibi in Rally Greece, which takes place from September 4-6th. The deal was finalised in the last fortnight. Burns…
Concerns raised over new Ardara GP appointment
Questions are being asked over the appointment of a new GP in Ardara. The current GP has resigned and will be finishing up on August 22nd, and no replacement has been confirmed as of yet. It’s understood that the HSE previously said an active recruitment was ongoing as a matter…
Grange homecoming for sprinter Chris O’Donnell
Olympic Sprinter Chris O’Donnell will be welcomed back to Grange on Wednesday evening after his recent exploits. O’Donnell, who’s a member of North Sligo AC was part of the mixed 4×400 metre relay team in Paris. He was also gold medal winning relay team at the European Championships in June.…
Sligo public share their thoughts over TV licence figures
Public anger over the RTE payments scandal is still evident. Sales of TV licences are down by 10 million euro in the past year when compared to the year before. The Irish Times reports over 72 thousand TV licences were sold so far this year when compared to…
Modified patrol car first used in Donegal officially launched
A new Garda car first seen at the Donegal Rally has been launched with the aim of engaging with “boy racers”. The souped-up Volkswagen Golf R was seized from a criminal gang by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the courts have granted permission for it to be…
Over 4,000 on north west medical waiting lists in July
The current levels of medical waiting lists in the north west continue to exceed their targets. New waiting list figures for Ireland’s hospitals in July published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) do show a decrease on June’s numbers, with over 4,000 people on some sort of public…