Search for missing men continues
The search is continuing today for two missing men, one in Sligo, the other in Leitrim. Effort have been concentrated in the North Sligo area to find 49 year old Kenneth McGowan who has been…
“Bit late in the day” for legal advice on excessive water use says Donegal TD
A Donegal member of the oireachtas water charges committee says it’s a bit late to be seeking legal advice on how to charge for excessive water use. As the water charges debacle rumbles on a…
Sligo-based helicopter in rescue off Mayo coast
The coastguard was called in for a medevac from a Russian fishing vessel in the early hours of this morning. Helicopters from Sligo and Dublin attended the scene 180 miles northwest of Erris Head in…
Brain injury fundraising ‘bake’ this Friday in Sligo
This week is Brain Injury Awareness Week. The aim is to raise awareness of brain injury and methods that are being taken to treat and deal with it. Brain injury can happen anyone, anytime —…
Tributes to the late Tommy Lavin, former Sligo councillor
Tributes are being paid to the late Tommy Lavin, a former Fine Gael councillor in County Sligo who has passed away. Mr. Lavin was co-opted into Sligo County Council in the Ballymote electoral area in…
Taoiseach slams MacSharry for ‘negativity’ on rural Ireland
The Taoiseach has hit back at Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry accusing him of coming into the Dail chamber week after week with the same negative rhetoric on rural Ireland. Enda Kenny, himself a rural…
New children’s ambulance will be based in Donegal Town
A children’s ambulance service which is the first of it’s kind in the world is extending it’s service into the North West. The Bumbleance service caters for sick children who need to travel to and…
