Turkish market vital to future of suckler farmer in west
The turkish market will be vital to the future of the suckler farmer in the west of Ireland. That’s according to Aurivo mart manager in Ballymote and Mohill Stephen Hannon who says that the opening…
Santa Claus granted travel permit for Irish airspace on Christmas Eve
It’s been confirmed in the Dáil that a permit for Santa Claus to travel over Ireland has been granted. He’ll now be cleared for travel in Irish airspace in the late hours of December 24th…
Sligo based SME signs contract with largest UK university
A small Irish start up based in IT Sligo has signed a contract with the largest single site university in the UK to develop a wellbeing mobile app. Storybundles is to develop the app for…
SVP: Middle-income families struggling most financially
St. Vincent de Paul says the demand for their service is up 10% on last year. Rosa Glacken is Vice-President of St. Vincent de Paul in the north west. She has been speaking to Ocean…
Watchdog rules Donegal senator breached ethic laws
The public ethics watchdog says a Fianna Fail Senator knowingly breached ethics laws – by claiming travel expenses from two different bodies for the same trips. The breaches were committed by Brían Ó Domhnaill after…
Local auctioneer says rental cap won’t affect Sligo
Any cap on rental increases won’t have much of an affect on places like Sligo according to a local auctioneer. Tommy Breheny of the Oates Breheny Group in Sligo Town says supply and demand would…
Trolley numbers increase in north west
Hospitals in the north west are experience severe over-crowding with 52 people on trolleys today. Sligo University Hospital is the worst-effected with 29 people waiting for a bed – 27 of those are on trolleys…
