Ballymote wants to keep Bank of Ireland counter services
The people of Ballymote, Co Sligo, are to launch a new effort to hold onto the banking services that’s left in their town. With Ulster Bank in Ballymote due to close, Bank of Ireland will be…
Leitrim councillors hoping Ross will announce money for roads during expected visit
Leitrim councillors are hoping Transport Minister Shane Ross will give them a funding boost for the maintenance and improvement of roads during a visit to the county, expected before the end of September. The possibility…
Tillage farmers who lost crops urged to apply under new scheme
Farmers who lost their tillage crops due to bad weather are being urged to get their applications in under the Crop Loss Scheme, details of which have just been announced. Earlier this month, tillage farmers…
Census reveals how many own or rent their house
There are 41,600 households in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that are owner occupied with no mortgage. More than 23,000 households in the region have a mortgage. These are among the revelations in the latest release…
NY link to Knock Airport could be worth €50m locally
The recent link up between Ireland West Knock Airport and an airport in New York could be worth over 50 million euro to the local economy. That’s according to the leas-Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council…
22 on trolleys in NW hospitals
There are 22 patients on trolleys in the north west waiting for a hospital bed today. 17 of them are in Letterkenny University Hospital and 5 in Sligo University Hospital. In University Hospital Galway, the…
Exchange rate, Thursday, July 27th
On the currency markets today, Thursday, July 27th, the euro is trading at 89 pence Sterling and one U.S. dollar and seventeen ($1.17) cents.
