Leitrim Councillor urges retention of MABS and CIS structures
A Leitrim councillor says plans to regionalise the Citizens Information and the Money Advice and Budgeting services as ‘one of the most outrageous ever made.’ In this region, the organisations have offices in Donegal Town,…
Some people simply ‘not aware’ that you must clean up after your dog!
The Tidy Towns in Bundoran says many people do not KNOW that they SHOULD clean up after their dog. The committee has launched a campaign to increase awareness on dog-fouling and to encourage people to…
‘Extraordinary’ improvement in Sligo council’s finances
Sligo County Council is seeing a dramatic turnaround in its financial situation. Chief Executive Ciaran Hayes told a meeting of council this morning that a €23m deficit built up in the seven-year period to 2014…
Irish Water defends capacity for developments in Sligo
Irish Water says it is satisfied that there is adequate capacity for current demand and for future development in Sligo. It follows claims by a Sligo/Leitrim TD that the shutting down one of two water…
IPU: Proposed new pay rates will drive every postmaster out of business
The future of not just small rural post offices but the entire network is under threat as a result of new proposals by An Post. That’s according to the President and North West spokesperson for…
North West bucks the national trend of an increasing Traveller population
The number of Travellers in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim is falling. The latest figures from Census 2016 show 586 Irish Travellers lived in County Donegal in April 2016, a fall of more than 19% since…
Sligo family and neighbours pay tribute to Derek Fox after Aintree win
The manager of Culleenamore Stables in Sligo says his Grand National-winning nephew Derek Fox still rides for them here are at home whenever he can. The Sligo native and his team are still coming to…
