Nominations for Donegal Person of the Year close at end of month
The outgoing Donegal Person of the Year says one of the highlights of his term was seeing the goodness and generousity of people. Stephen McCahill was speaking to Ocean FM News as the search begins…
Hopes of creating up to 400 new jobs in Donegal
The Head of Enterprise in Donegal says they hope to create up to 400 jobs over the next three and a half years. The new Local Enterprise Plan will be launched in Letterkenny next week.…
Transport Minister under fire in Leitrim for failing to allocate LIS funding
The Transport Minister Shane Ross is under fire again today, this time from a Leitrim Councillor. Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan says she’s outraged at the failure of the Minister to fund the much-needed Local…
Rural community groups hope there will be more money for CCTV
Community groups in County Sligo are hoping to secure funding for more CCTV to combat rural crime. Groups are urged to go to a special meeting being held by Muintir na Tire as part of…
Some North West farmers still waiting on last year’s GLAS payments
Some farmers in the North West are not only still waiting for this year’s GLAS payments but some are still waiting for the 2016 payments. The scheme aims to focus on the rural environment, focusing…
Special 50th edition of Leitrim Guardian to be published
A major celebration will take place in Leitrim next week to mark the publication of the 50th edition of the Leitrim Guardian magazine. The special edition will be launched during an event in The Bush…
Leitrim parents pay least for childcare
Leitrim is one of the least expensive counties when it comes to paying for childcare. While all of the North West counties are at least €20 euro cheaper per week, Leitrim is €32 cheaper than…