Donegal policing committee to ask again for meeting with Garda Commissioner
Members of Donegal County Joint Policing Committee are to again seek a meeting with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to discuss a variety of policing issues affecting the county. They include Brexit, cross-border crime, garda numbers…
Kenny welcoming new Garda moves
The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors says the announcement of 120 extra inspectors is ‘timely and much-needed’. Justice Minister Helen McEntee says the number of Garda inspectors will rise from 380 to 500. The…
With schools soon reopening, call to solve transport issues
With schools reopening next month, there’s new calls on the Minister for Transport and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan to finally resolve the ongoing issue of a shortage of places on school buses in various…
First Covid case in Sligo in 16 days
County Sligo has had its first new case of Covid-19 in 16 days. It brings the number of confirmed cases in the county to 149. There’s been 472 in DOnegal and 83 in Leitrim. Donegal…
Councillor disappointed with response to call for Caredoc service from Ballymote
A South Sligo councillor says he is disappointed by a HSE reply which reveals it’s unlikely a Caredoc Out of Hours service will be provided from the new primary health centre in Ballymote. There is…
Sligo hospital marks milestone with more than one million patient X-Ray examinations
The Radiology Department in Sligo University Hospital is celebrating a milestone as it marks one million patient examinations since introducing a new imaging system nine years ago. The hospital was the first in the country…
Social care workers should be treated like frontline staff
Social care workers should be regarded as ‘frontline workers,’ just like doctors and nurses. That’s the opinion of the head of social sciences at IT Sligo, which has Ireland’s only approved third level degree course…
