14 year old boy dies in Donegal car crash
An investigation is underway following the single car crash at Tullyalley, Redcastle, Co Donegal between 5 and 6pm yesterday. The 14 year old was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to…
Seán MacDiarmada Summer School opens this evening
Rural regeneration and the need for balanced regional development will be among the issues discussed at the annual Sean MacDiarmada Summer School which opens in Kiltyclogher, in north Leitrim this evening. While the School celebrates…
Calls for a DNA database be set up to help people who were adopted or placed in institutions as babies
A Sligo councillor is calling for a DNA database be set up to help people who were adopted or placed in institutions as babies to trace their parents and families. People Before Profit Councillor Gino…
Heavy rainfall warning for parts of the country, but Donegal and Sligo to escape worst of it
There is a heavy rainfall warning for parts of the country today, but the Northwest should escape the worst of it. Met Eireann says a status yellow weather warning comes into effect from noon today…
Kayaker rescued in Co Donegal
The RNLI have praised the quick thinking of a group of kayakers after a woman was rescued in Co Donegal yesterday. The female kayaker got into difficulty between Rossnowlagh and Creevy Pier yesterday evening. She…
HSE need to deepen inquiry into audiology services
A leading medical negligence lawyer in Sligo says the HSE needs to deepen its inquiry into the audiology services scandal in the west of Ireland. An RTE Investigates programme this week revealed that 50 families…
Agriculture Minister says ‘No Hard Border’ fundamental requirement in Brexit negogiations
No Hard Border is ‘the’ fundamental requirement for Ireland as part of the Brexit negotiations. That’s according to the Agriculture Minister Michael Creed who was in Sligo last night. Yesterday the British Government published a…
