Plans to close west Sligo dementia centre ‘short-sighted’
There are fears that a West Sligo respite centre for people with dementia may have to close because of a cut in funding. The Home from Home project operates from a house in Kilglass and…
Farmers urged to avail of new cheap loan scheme
Farmers in the North West can still apply for the sheep welfare scheme. The local branches of the IFA are reminding farmers that the deadline is now this Friday the 3rd of February. The Minister…
Leitrim councillor says drones now being used by criminals in rural areas
Drones are now being used by thieves and burglars to see what farmers and householders have in their yards and gardens, this week’s meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee heard. It’s the latest example…
Anti-fracking campaigners say it’s time to ‘move on’ with Deputy McLoughlin’s bill
An anti-fracking group says it’s now time to move ahead with a Sligo/Leitrim TD’s Bill that would ban the controversial gas extraction method. That’s one of the messages that will be delivered this afternoon during…
Mixed opinions in Ballyshannon about how Brexit might play out
Businesses in Ballyshannon are approaching Brexit with a wait and see attitude. With the British Prime Minister not expected to implement Article 50 until March at the earliest and the whole process expected to take…
Fianna Fail says lives will be lost due to overcrowding crisis
Fianna Fáil claims people’s lives will be lost because of the hospital overcrowding crisis. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say there were 601 patients on trolleys earlier today – the third highest figure so…
Increase in number of people on hospital trolleys in NW
There are eight more people waiting for a bed in hospitals in the North West today. Yesterday, the figure was 42; today it’s 50. 28 of these are in Letterkenny University Hospital, five more than…