Public meeting about conserving Sligo’s Green Fort to be held soon
Now is the time to have your say on the future of Sligo’s Green Fort. The fort is the last visible remains of the 17th century defences of Sligo town and is located at the…
Donegal councillor calls for a boardwalk to be built in mountcharles
A Donegal councillor is calling for a boardwalk to be built in Mountcharles. Sinn Fein Councillor Noel Jordan wants the 1.7 kilometre boardwalk to go from the small pier to the big pier in the…
National Emergency Group is meeting today to prepare for Storm Ophelia
The National Emergency Group is outlining their plans to prepare for Hurricane Ophelia this afternoon. Met Eireann has issued two weather warnings for tomorrow as the tail end of the hurricane is expected to bring…
Farmers in the North West are up in arms over the new stamp duty tax
Farmers in the North West are up in arms about the new stamp duty announced in this week’s budget. Stamp duty on commercial land was increased from 2% to 6% in Tuesday Budget. This move…
Head of the Killybegs Fisherman’s Organisation; ‘disappointed but not surprised’
The head of the Killybegs Fisherman’s Organisation say he is ‘disappointed but not surprised’ after recent talks in London that will be resulting in a reduction in the amount of mackerel that can be caught.…
Relief as Minister for Transport commits to further funding for N4 upgrade
Work is expected to be able to start on the N4 in early 2019 after the Minister for Transport finally confirmed funding to progress the project this week. Sligo Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin says that…
Met Eireann monitors progress of ex-Hurricane in its path towards Ireland
Met Eireann is tracking the progress of Hurricane Ophelia closely. The storm which will be an ex-hurricane by the time it is expected to hit Irish shores on Monday afternoon is currently west of the…