Need for Sligo cardiac lab to be considered in national review
The need for a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Sligo University Hospital to treat heart patients in the north west will be part of a national review of cardiac services. That’s according to Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael…
Cooption leaves Bundoran with no Councillor for the first time in 50 years
The Bundoran area is without a Councillor for the first time in 50 years. It follows the co-option of Laghey’s Micheal Naughton onto the seat of the late Councillor Sean McEniff at convention last night.…
HSE granted permission for new health care facility at Nazareth House
Sligo County Council has given permission to the HSE North West for a new health care facility at the Nazareth House on Church Hill in Sligo. The work will include a new three-storey extension to…
37th annual MacGill Summer School gets underway in Glenties tonight
A number of timely themes dominate this year’s annual MacGill Summer School and Arts Week which gets underway in Glenties this evening. Now in its 37th year, the week’s events focus on global turbulence and…
90th anniversary of Countess Markievicz’s death marked at Lissadell House
The 90th anniversary of the death of Constance Countess Markievicz has been marked at her home at Lissadell House in Sligo. A large crowd of guests attended the ceremony, which continued on until last evening.…
Local RNLI warns North West bathers about rip currents following Bundoran incident
Bundoran RNLI is reminding anyone planning a trip to the coast this summer to be mindful of the potential dangers the sea poses. Particularly, they are warning beach users about the hazardous rip currents that…
Number of people taken to hospital following incident at Tullan Strand
A number of people were taken to Sligo University Hospital this morning having got into difficulties at Tullan Strand in Bundoran. The group, believed to be members of a Fermanagh football team, had been taking…