Currency exchange, Monday April 30th
On the currency markets today, Monday, April 30th, the euro can be exchanged for one dollar and 21 cents, and for 88 pence Sterling
Obituaries, Monday, April 30th, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Willie Pearson, Ballintra Donal Gaffney, Ballina Mary Breen, Inver Martin Duffy, Belleek Owen McGowan, Tullaghan Willie Pearson, 28 Forge…
Survey being carried out on Owenmore River in Sligo
A detailed survey of a section of the Owenmore River is now being carried out in preparation for drainage work later. It’s the latest in a decades-long saga that has still not been resolved, with…
Councillor says An Post plan can save local post offices
A Sligo councillor says the €50m investment announced by An Post could save all local post offices for at least the next two years. Sinn Fein’s Thomas Healy says An Post is now in a…
BreastCheck sites in Sligo Town being looked at
Two sites in Sligo are now being considered for the Breastcheck mobile unit. It follows concern recently that women from around Sligo town were being told they had to go to Tubbercurry for their mammograms.…
Ethics body to hold public hearings in probe of three councillors
The Standards in Public Office Commission is to hold public hearings later this year as part of its investigation into three councillors from Sligo, Donegal and Monaghan. It arises from interviews with the councillors broadcast…
Twenty one private roads to be upgraded in Sligo and Leitrim
Twenty-one private roads in Sligo and Leitrim are to be upgraded under the Local Improvement Scheme. €250,000 will be spent on eleven roads in Leitrim and €282,000 on ten roads in Sligo. €884,000 will be…
