Passenger numbers on local bus network grew by 10% in 2016
More people in the North West are using Bus Eireann’s local services. Passenger journeys on the Bus Eireann local bus network grew by almost 10% last year. There were 404,000 trips made on these local…
Donegal saw sunniest day of 2016
New figures show 2016 was the 17th warmest year since 1900. According to Met Éireann, the sunniest day last year was on June 2nd at Malin Head in County Donegal. The highest temperature of 2016…
New car registrations in North West increase on par with national figures
The increase in new car registrations in the North West can only be good news for local business and employment. That’s according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry who released new figures which…
Sligo consultant says trolley crisis is a case of ‘here we go again’
A consultant in Emergency Medicine in the North West says nothing concrete is being done to tackle the overcrowding crisis. Dr. Fergal Hickey is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital and the…
Health Minister to meet HSE to address ‘record’ number on trolleys
The Health Minister is to meet the HSE tomorrow to discuss the new record level of people on trolleys at hospitals around the country. The daily count hit 612 yesterday with 56 of those on…
People can make submissions on fracking before February
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is appealing to people to make submissions on fracking to an Oireachtas committee before the deadline of February 2nd. Fine Gael Deputy Tony McLoughlin is calling on the public to make their…
IFA dairy chairman calls for increases in milk prices for farmers
The first Global Dairy Trade auction of 2017 saw a decrease in the average price of milk products but IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary says there should still be milk price increases for Irish…
