Leitrim councillor wants ban on private forestry companies in county
A Leitrim councillor wants a ban on licenses being granted to private companies to plant forestry in the county. Forestry is a huge concern in the county where Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock says over…
Sligo Cllr says more competition needed in banking sector
A Sligo councillor has called for the Minister for Finance to explain the reason for what she says is the delay in having competition in the banking sector. Independent Councillor Marie Casserly told a council…
Replacing broken parking metres down to money
Sligo County Council says replacing 13 broken parking metres in Sligo town will come down to money. It emerged at a Council meeting yesterday that of 82 pay and display machines 13 aren’t working. The…
Sligo train driver says Iarnród Éireann workers are worth payrise
A second strike by railway workers is continuing this afternoon around the country. It’s understood railway workers are asking for a 3.75% wage increase. Three further 24 hour strikes are planned between now and Christmas. The…
Banking in a van on the side of a Ballymote street: ‘Far from Ideal’
Small and cramped is how the new Ulster Bank mobile banking van is being described in Ballymote. And while it’s better than nothing a local Councillor says it’s far from ideal. The ‘Ulster Bank on…
Special report: Three crashes in less than 2 weeks lead to calls for the N15 to be upgraded
Calls are being made for the N15 Donegal to Sligo road to be upgraded after a number of recent car crashes. There has been three collisions between Cliffoney and Drumcliffe in the past fortnight. One…
Globe House resident says proposed changes ‘don’t go far enough’
Asylum seekers who spend more than nine months in direct provision without having their case decided are to be given the right to work. The changes, which are set to be approved in the coming…
