Department approves €1m for Sligo County Council
The Department of Housing has approved €1m in funding for Sligo County Council. The allocation is part of the agreement between the Council and the Department under their financial plan. As part of that the…
Time running out for sending Christmas mail
People sending packages and Christmas cards are being advised to get to your nearest post office as soon as possible. The number of items that goes through the GPO in Dublin more than doubles at…
Boil water notice lifted for Kiltyclogher scheme
Irish Water has lifted a boil water notice which has been in operation in Kiltyclogher, Co Leitrim for more than a year and a quarter. It follows completion of works on the water supply scheme…
Call for Kinlough, Dromahair to be in Leitrim REDZ schemes
A north Leitrim councillor is calling for Kinlough and Dromahair be moved into County Leitrim to benefit under a rural economic and development scheme. They are currently in counties Sligo and Donegal for the purposes…
Mother says new Diabetes Centre in Sligo will mean less trips to Dublin for parents
A new diabetes centre for the north west means parents will no longer have to travel to Dublin to avail of a vital pump therapy. It follows the approval of planning for the new centre…
Harkin calls for better support for Thalidomide survivors
Survivors of the Thalidomide drug scandal need better support and compensation. That’s the view of North West Independent MEP Marian Harkin who was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. MEPs this week voted on…
Donegal senator resigns FF whip following SIPO ruling
A spokesman for Fianna Fail says Donegal Senator Brian O’Domhnaill has resigned his party’s whip in a row over expenses claims. O Domhnaill is now no longer a member of the Fianna Fail Seanad group…
