Recruitment company wants to keep workers home this Christmas
A recruitment company in Sligo are hoping to get more workers to stay home this Christmas. The ‘Home for Work’ event is taking place in the Glasshouse Hotel tomorrow morning. It will also be held…
Council can’t fix damaged clock in Ballyshannon
Donegal county council can do nothing to repair the famous clock in Ballyshannon while it remains in private ownership. The south face of the clock was damaged by lightning during a storm almost three years…
Low numbers waiting for hospital beds in the North West
There are just 4 people waiting for a hospital bed in the North West today. All four are on trolleys in the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital. Over 230 people are on trolleys at…
Councillor wants Ballisodare bridge renamed after 1916 rising participant
A Sligo Sinn Fein councillor has called for the bridge over the Owenmore River in Ballisodare to be named after a local 16-year old who took part in the 1916 Rising. Councillor Thomas Healy proposed…
Sligo looks set to host GAA Scór Sinsír in 2018
Sligo looks set to host the All-Ireland GAA Scór Sinsír competition in 2018. Sligo GAA Culture and Irish language officer Keith Henry raised the idea at the recent county board convention and with Connaught set…
Responsibility for flooding relief at Ballisodare Bay lies with local landowners
Responsibility for alleviating flooding in Ballisodare Bay lies not with Sligo County Council but with local landowners, a meeting of the council has been told. The 330 acres of land effected, known as the Tanrigo…
Rent supplement could save people €20 a week
Young people receiving rent supplement could soon save up to 20 euro a week. It’s after the Minister for Social Protection announced a cut to the amount young job seekers pay towards their rent supplement.…
