Donegal TD accuses Ulster Bank of robbing it’s customers caught up in the tracker mortgage scandal
Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has accused Ulster Bank of robbing it’s customers caught up in the tracker mortgage scandal. Bank bosses confirmed only a third of the 3,500 people affected have got their money back,…
Teachers hold lunchtime protests at schools and colleges across the Northwest
Teachers held a lunchtime protest at schools and colleges across the Northwest this afternoon. The action by the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) was in protest at lower pay rates for newly qualified teachers. The…
Easkey post office under threat of closure
Another post office in the region is under threat of closure. The postmaster at Easkey in west Sligo will retire in March and the local community will have to make a case to An Post…
Closure of Alzheimers unit yet another blow to the North West
A Fianna Fail TD has told the Dail that the closure of the Alzheimer’s Unit at St John’s Hospital in Sligo is another blow to the North West. The move, by the HSE, will see…
92 year-old man left on trolley in Letterkenny for almost 24 hours
A 92-year-old man who had pneumonia had to wait on a trolley for almost 24 hours at Letterkenny Unuversity Hospital. The Co Donegal hospital has regularly been one of the most overcrowded in the country…
Rural Broadband rollout plans ‘in tatters’
Plans to rollout broadband to rural homes and businesses are now ‘in tatters’ according to a Sligo Leitrim TD. It’s after Eir confirmed it’s withdrawing from the bidding process leaving just one tenderer. Last night…
Eir withdraws bid for National Broadband Plan
The Communications Minister say the government hasn’t been put over a barrel by Eir pulling out of the bidding process for the National Broadband Plan. It means there’s only one bidder left, with fears they…
