Significant increase in sexual offences in Sligo/Leitrim while drink-driving still a problem in Donegal
New figures show the number of sexual offences increased fourfold in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division over the summer months while drink driving continues to be a problem in Donegal. However there was a fall in…
Trolley numbers remain high in north west
The number of people waiting for hospital beds in the north west remains high again today according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Trolley Watch. Sligo University Hospital has seen a reduction in the…
Industrial action remains on the table in Bus Eireann Expressway row
SIPTU and the National Bus & Rail Workers Union are on the same page in dealing with threats to the Bus Eireann expressway routes. That’s according to the general secretary of the NBRU Dermot O’Leary…
Number of planning permissions granted increases in north west
The number of new homes granted planning permission in county Sligo doubled over the summer months compared to last year. The Central Statistics Office has published its planning report for the third quarter of 2016…
Anger over rates cut for profitable multinationals
Sligo County Council stands to lose more than a quarter of a million euro because of cuts in rates paid by huge multinational corporations. That’s according to a Sligo county councillor who is calling on…
North west businesses warned to be on lookout for scams
A Donegal sergeant says that businesses in the north west have been targeted in the same way as a scam that led to the theft of €4.3m from Meath County Council. The money is now…
Over €15,000 spent on Royal visit to Donegal
More than €15,000 was spent by government on the visit of the Prince of Wales to Donegal earlier this year. A further €43,000 was spent on the visits of the US vice president Joe Biden,…
