Donegal campaigner welcomes new laws on learner drivers
A Donegal road safety campaigner says new laws which could see guardians who allow a learner driver use their car unaccompanied should be passed. Mary Clinton of the A-Ceart action campaign is well know for…
Sligo Councillor hits out at bin company over changes
A Sligo Councillor has hit out at a waste company in the North West for failing to clarify changes to the service. People Before Profit Councillor Gino O’Boyle says Greenstar are hiking prices without notifying…
Donegal mother welcomes medicinal cannibis facility for the NW
A Co Donegal mother, who has two children with special needs, says that a medicinal cannabis research facility can only benefit the North West. Greenlight Medicines, a company that researches the potential medical use of…
Fifty properties on the Wild Atlantic Way go under the hammer today
More than 50 properties will go under the hammer at a ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ auction this afternoon. A number of properties that are situated along the tourism trail in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will go…
€500,000 investment announced for libraries throughout Northwest
An investment of almost half a million euro has been announced for libraries throughout the Northwest. The funding will help improve libraries in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The Department of Rural and Community development announced…
IFA welcomes committment to review work permit criteria
Following a meeting with Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald this week, IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed her commitment to review the criteria for issuing work permits for farm workers from outside the EEA (European Economic Area).…
Record numbers again without at bed at Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny is again facing another day with record numbers on trolleys. The hospital had to put in place its emergency protocol earlier in the week because of the high numbers urging people to stay away…
