Car-sharing service starts in Sligo
Sligo has been identified as one of the first areas in the north west for a new car-sharing service. The service is operated by a private company called GoCar and will have a base at…
Call for rural directorate to be set up in Leitrim
There are calls for a Rural Directorate to be set up in Leitrim. The calls come from Fine Gael Councillor Frank Dolan who says he put forward the motion at this week’s meeting of the…
24 people on hospital trolleys in the north west
There are 20 people on trolleys today at Letterkenny University Hospital. There are 4 people on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital. The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that the Regional…
Sligo Councillors call for more bus shelters to be installed
A Sligo councillor has called on Bus Eireann to ‘show a bit of respect’ for its passengers and ‘the paying public’ by providing shelters in a number of areas. Independent Councillor Margaret Gormley says that…
‘Indecisive; mobile toilet in storage for years’ – Mayor says the Borough Council did not always serve Sligo well
The mayor of Sligo is opposing any moves to restore Sligo Borough Council, saying doing so would be setting up another layer of bureaucracy that’s not needed. He was one of two Fine Gael councillors…
Leitrim bans the use of glyphosate weedkillers in public areas
Leitrim County Council has agreed to ban the use of glyphosate-based weedkillers in public areas. A petition with over 1400 signatures was handed into the Cathaoirleach and the CEO of the Council by the Leitrim…
Ocean FM receives 3 nominations in All-Ireland Radio Awards
Ocean FM has received three nominations in the prestigious IMRO All-Ireland Radio Awards for 2017. The Francie Boylan Show has been nominated as Best Comedy Programme, for ‘Whats Snots 13 years later’, a re-union between…
