Economic recovery not yet good enough for wage rises
A member of the Donegal Town Community Chamber believes drastic wage rises in the public sector will set the country back years. Public sector workers are threatening strike for pay increases now after gardai received…
Garda warning as heavy fog persists in many areas
Gardai in the region are warning people to drive with extreme care due to heavy fog in many parts. Gardai in Carrick say the R263 between Killybegs and Glencolmcille has very heavy fog. Visibility is…
Service won’t be affected at Donegal training center despite investigation
The ongoing Garda investigation at the Donegal Education Centre is not going to affect the work being done there. An investigation is taking place following alleged financial irregularities at the training centre which is based…
Love Leitrim spokesman says ‘nothing new’ in EPA report
A spokesman for the anti-fracking group Love Leitrim says the EPA report on fracking in Ireland is really about how to frack rather than having a focus on public health, which his group, and people…
Anti-fracking campaigners say they are vindicated by report
A group campaigning against fracking say they feel vindicated by a new report on the controversial process. The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday published the first phase of a study commissioned in 2011 into the impacts…
Minister to launch Sligo East City Masterplan this evening
Minister Simon Coveney will launch the Sligo East City Master Plan this evening in Cranmore at 7 o’clock. The special launch event will include about a dozen stands in a specially erected marquee with displays…
Sligo Councillor raises concerns over Celtic Tiger estates
A Sligo councillor claims local authorities have been able to avoid taking over certain housing estates because they were built during the Celtic Tiger years under certain tax schemes. Fianna Fail Councillor Joe Queenan says…
