Fishermen urged to help in 116 search
Fishermen all along the northwest coast are urged to join the search for missing Rescue 116 crewmen Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby. The sister of one of the missing crewmen from the Rescue 116 helicopter…
NCT for tractors the latest annoyance for farmers
A Sligo Councillor says an NCT for tractors should not come into force. The Road Safety Authority and the government are abiding by european law and it’s expected that the NCT will be in place…
Sligo councillors pay tribute to late Tommy Lavin
Sligo councillors agreed to adjourn their monthly meeting today as a mark of respect to the late Tommy Lavin. The former Fine Gael Councillor from Ballymote passed away last month. He served on the Council…
Campaigners to take concerns over youth mental health services to the Dail
Organisers of the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign say that they will take their concerns about mental health services in the North West to Dail Eireann. It follows a rally held in Sligo today. Sinn Fein…
Twenty-five on trolleys in the North West
There are 25 people on trolleys in the North West today. 15 of these people are waiting in the Emergency Department and on wards at Sligo University Hospital while 10 are in Letterkenny University Hospital.…
Sligo firm’s technology being used successfully to crackdown on fake drugs
The owners of a new and expanding business in Sligo say the crackdown on counterfeit drugs nationwide has helped them expand their business. SL Controls, the specialist software integration firm headquaterted in Collooney, is to…
Sligo has the biggest increase in 2017 house prices in NW region
House prices are increasing across the region. And those in County Sligo are leading the way. According to the latest Daft.ie House Price Report for the first quarter of this year, prices increased by 11%…
