Abortion legislation: MacSharry says there’s no rift with leader, no split in party
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has strongly refuted suggestions that there is rift between him and his party leader over forthcoming legislation on abortion. Deputy Marc MacSharry also says it’s incorrect to suggest there’s a major split…
Fire service warn of increased risk of gorse fires in warm weather spell
The local fire service are warning of the increased risk of gorse and forest fires in the warm weather. Temperatures are set to be in the mid 20s in parts of the Northwest today again.…
Irish Water hopeful planning permission will be granted soon for new Lough Talt treatment plant
Irish Water have said they are hopeful that plannnig permission will be granted for the construction of a treatment plant at Lough Talt. A boil water notice, affecting 13,000 customers on the Lough Talt water…
Donegal Cllr says he is confident that ‘substantial funding’ has been secured for Pettigo Road
A Donegal Cllr says he is confident that substantial funding has been secured for the Pettigo to Laghey Road. The road is the main route for people from South Donegal travelling to Dublin or Belfast.…
PNA: Young people need to be able to access Mental Health Services faster
The Psychiatric Nurses Association is calling on the HSE to bring in new measures to allow faster access to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The calls come in response to new figures showing…
Women urged not to delay when called to Breastcheck appointments
The new Sligo Town Breastcheck facility will be up and running by the end of June. The service which provides free mammograms to women on an area by area basis every two years will now…
As trolley figures soar, report shows a third of weekend cases are drink-related
Sligo University Hospital has the 4th highest numbers on trolleys in the country today. There are 32 patients waiting on wards and corridors at the Emergency Department in Sligo Today according to the Irish Nurses…
