Ireland West Airport calls for urgent upgrade of rail & road infrastructure
Ireland West Airport is calling for the upgrade of what it has termed as critically important rail and road infrastructure in the North West. It follows the publication of the All-Ireland Rail Review Report. In response to the publication of the All-Ireland Rail review report – the upgrading…
Latest Sligo report shows strong uptake of housing grant
The latest Croí Cónaithe report shows 141 applications have been made in the Ballymote-Tubbercurry Municipal District. The Croí Cónaithe is a grant that provides funding for the refurbishment of vacant and derelict homes. The report states that a total of 321 applications have been made across the county,…
Further criticism of increased fuel prices
Further criticism has been levelled at the Government following the increase in fuel prices. From midnight last night, petrol has gone up by 4c per litre, with the price of diesel increasing by 3c per litre. The Government say they are simply reinstating excise duty costs that were in place…
Donegal TD slams Government over RTE funding plans
A Donegal TD has slammed the Government over its RTE funding plans. Last week, the government announced that RTÉ is to receive €725 million in government funding over the next three years. The station is to receive €225 million next year from TV licence fee revenue and direct…
Lack of investment on N17 impacting lives in the region
A lack of investment in roads in the North West is having a severe impact on lives and livelihoods in the region. That’s the view of Sligo Leitrim Independent TD, Marian Harkin, after recent figures released by the Northern and Western Regional Assembly highlighted significant discrepancies in investment when compared…
Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue called to help person lost on Sligo forest trail
Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team were tasked to a callout on Tuesday afternoon, after a person lost their way on a forest trail in Sligo. The mountain rescue team were requested by An Garda Síochana. As the crew were about to leave their base, they received a call from the…
Arranmore RNLI tasked to third callout this week
Arranmore RNLI were tasked to a callout yesterday afternoon to aid a medical evacuation. It was the third callout in a week for the crew. The alarm was raised on Arranmore Island at around 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. The crew made their way out to the incident, and the patient…