Fears for future of Next store in Sligo
Up to a dozen full-time and part-time jobs could be lost in Sligo with the Next store due to close. The future of the retail outlet in the Quayside Shopping Centre is in doubt. The…
Farmers protesting over fodder scheme hand in letter for minister to department offices in Leitrim
On what was one of the worst mornings of the year with snow and ice, about 100 farmers turned out in County Leitrim for a protest over the Department of Agriculture’s fodder scheme. It’s was…
Roads remain slippery in north west this afternoon
Many roads throughout Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal remain in a dangerous condition this afternoon. Even some main roads that have been girtted are slippery due to fallen snow and freezing temperatures. Vehicles have gone off…
St Angela’s College hoping for more funding for its disability studies after Minister’s visit
St Angela’s College in Sligo is hoping a visit today by the minister with responsibility for disability issues will help it get more funding and support for some of its courses. The college’s Department of…
McLoughlin confident Sligo and north west will be given needed investment in 2040 Plan
Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD Tony McLoughlin says the holding of a cabinet meeting in Sligo this coming Friday will provide the government with the opportunity to see the huge infrastructural deficit that exists in the…
Minister for disability issues to visit St Angela’s College in Sligo today
The government minister will responsibility for disability issues will today see the work being carried out by a Sligo college in providing education and disability studies courses. Minister of State Finian McGrath is coming to…
Farmers to protest this morning over fodder scheme
Farmers in the region are taking to the streets this morning in protest at what they are calling ‘an unworkable’ fodder support scheme. The Minister for Agriculture introduced a support scheme a number of weeks…
