Motorists urged to take care as one incident reported on Ballygawley road
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on the Carraroe to Ballygawley road in Sligo this evening. The two vehicle collision happened in the last hour about a mile and a half from…
Local Councils ‘prepared’ for freezing temperatures
Councils in the North West have confirmed they are prepared for freezing weather which is expected to hit the region over the next few days. Met Eireann have issued a status orange snow and ice…
Bus Eireann confirms tough times ahead as it faces insolvency
Bus Eireann says the company is facing insolvency in the next 18 months and ‘decisive action’ has to be taken to reverse losses. The company has informed staff at a meeting today that losses for…
Union warns main expressway bus links likely to be axed
Bus services between towns throughout the West and North West will effectively be gone under a €7 million cost-saving plan agreed by Bus Eireann, according to a local NBRU official. Bus Eireann has reportedly been…
Death of 68-year old Sligo man found in his home not thought to be suspicious
A 68-year old Sligo man has died from what is believed to have been smoke inhalation in his home. Patrick Flynn, Carrickbanagher, Drumfin, between Collooney and Ballymote, was found by a neighbour yesterday afternoon. His…
Flu continues to put local health services under pressure
The flu and vomitting bug continue to put health services in the north west and around the country under pressure. Today’s trolley figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there are 20 people…
North West schools involved in BT Young Scientist Exhibition
The 2017 BT Young Scientist Exhibition gets underway today in Dublin. 550 projects have made it through to the finals including 17 projects from schools in Sligo, Leitrim and South Donegal entered in this year’s…