Credit unions could be an option for mortgages from next year
Dozens of credit unions could be offering mortgages by the end of next year. A pilot project has been launched that will see a small number of the member-owned lenders offering home loans. If this…
Developers behind Donegal Town cinema plans right not to appeal planning decision
Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says the developers behind a proposed new cinema in Donegal Town made the correct decision by not appealing planning. Tyrone company WJ Dolan Construction Ltd had applied to Donegal…
Mark Hamill invites Star Wars fans to “Escape the Dark Side along Earth’s Wild Atlantic Way”
Tourism Ireland’s released a new film tapping in on our Jedi fame. It’s got Mark Hamill, inviting Star Wars fans everywhere to ‘Escape the Dark Side’ and come to Ireland. Tourism Ireland CEO Niall Gibbons…
HSE currently unable to provide level of respite service needed in Sligo/Leitrim
The HSE has confirmed it is not able at present to provide the level of respite service that’s required for children and adults in the Sligo/Leitrim area. The admission has come in an answer to…
Elderly woman dies in Co Donegal house fire
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out today following the death of a woman in her 90s in a house fire in Co Donegal. The blaze broke out at the property in…
Farmers facing fodder shortage also waiting for payments
A Sligo councillor is calling for unspent money in the Department of Agriculture to be spent earlier in the year. Marie Casserly says that each year it emerges there has been an underspend in the…
Knock airport remains a vital link for people coming home this Christmas
Ballymote/Tubbercurry municipal district councillors held their monthly meeting at Ireland West Airport Knock this morning. Sligo County Council is one of a number of counties in the region which has invested in the airport. The story…
