Extensive gorse fire in Sligo/Roscommon area near Ballyfarnon
Fire crews from Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon and Longford are this evening fighting more gorse fires, this time an extensive outbreak in the Sligo/Roscommon border area near Geevagh, Kilronan and Ballyfarnon. There’s an extensive outbreak on…
Sea Sessions may be moving from Bundoran due to increased popularity
There are fears that one of the country’s leading festivals may have to move from Bundoran in County Donegal, where it has been held for the past 10 years. The annual Sea Sessions surf and…
Finner Camp troops reviewed before heading to Lebanon
More than 30 troops from Finner Camp in County Donegal are among those being reviewed today by the Minister for Defence before they head to the Lebanon. Minister Paul Kehoe, with the Chief of Staff…
TD claims North West will lose out due to lack of investment for decades
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is claiming that, with Brexit, the North West is now going to lose out because of decades of lack of investment in infrastructure in the region. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny says…
31 people waiting on trolleys in the North West
There are currently 31 patients waiting on trolleys in hospitals in the North West today. In Sligo University Hospital, there are 9 people on trolleys, while there are 23 people currently waiting for a bed…
Exhibition on once-famous but now forgotten Sligo man in Town Hall
Efforts are underway to generate interest in one of Sligo’s most influential natives, yet one is now virtually forgotten. He’s William Bourke Cockran, who was born in Ballinacarrow in 1854. An exhibition about him, his…
Ramona Nicholas shortlisted for ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year’
A Donegal woman has been shortlisted for the EY Entrepreneur of The Year for 2017. Ballyshannon native Ramona Nicholas, from Cara Pharmacy, is one of the 24 finalists for the award this year. The finalists…
