Irish Rail services to resume after this morning’s disruption
Irish Rail and Dublin Bus services are resuming after being disrupted by Bus Éireann pickets this morning. Virtually all trains and buses were cancelled by the action, with management saying it was completely unexpected. This…
Two minor road accidents in the region
There have been two minor traffic accidents in the region this morning. In Donegal, a lorry has gone off the road at Barnesmore. Although there is no disruption at the scene at present, it may…
Service on Sligo/Dublin rail line hit by Bus Eireann dispute this morning
Service on the Sligo/Dublin rail line has been hit by industrial action this morning. Tens of thousands of public transport passengers have been left stranded throughout the country as the Bus Éireann strike has spread…
Threatened work stoppage by ambulance workers suspended
The work stoppage by SIPTU ambulance workers planned for next Monday has been suspended. There had been fears that the planned four-hour stoppage, which was to have started at 8 o’clock in the morning, would…
IT Sligo lecturer wins top writing award
A lecturer at the Institute of Technology in Sligo has won one of the country’s most prestigious awards for her writing. Una Mannioin has been awarded the National Hennessy Literary 2017 Award for a poem…
Queenan warns about shortage of holiday homes
Sligo County Council wants holiday homes built in the future to be of the same standard as those built for permanent residential use. Councillors agreed on the move while discussing a draft new County Developement…
Sligo councillors keep options open on Greenway plans
Sligo councillors have decided to keep their options open in the County Development Plan of developing a greenway on OR alongside the closed railway line between Collooney in County Sligo and Bellaghy on the Sligo/Mayo…
