Sligo firm uncovers worrying trends for car industry
Online consumer interest in buying new or second-hand cars has dropped dramatically as a result of the current Covid emergency. A digital survey conducted by Sligo based web-development company, Dmac Media has detected that searches for car purchases were down 81 per cent from March 2019 to March of this…
Donegal pier car park closed overnight as Storm Ciara “danger to life”
As a precaution by Donegal County Council, Motorists are advised not to park at the pier car park in Donegal Town over night on Saturday and into Sunday morning as the high tide is expected at 5:36am. Warning signs have been erected in the car park to advise motorists that…
Man released on bail after Ballyshannon vandalism
A man appeared in court in yesterday in Tubbercurry in connection with a number of incidents which took place in Ballyshannon on Tuesday morning. Shop windows were damaged in a number of premises and goods were allegedly taken by a male who was later detained by Gardai. It’s also believed…
Man to appear in Court in Tubbercurry
A man will appear in court in Tubbercurry today in connection with several incidents which took place in Ballyshannon yesterday morning. A number of cars that were parked in a town centre car park were damaged shortly after 8 a.m. yesterday morning. It’s also believed that shop windows were damaged…
In north west, most of those commuting to work travel in cars
More than 70% of workers in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal use their cars to get to work. And just over one per cent of commuters in the three counties use public transport. That’s according to the 2016 Census figures which showed the car is still the most popular choice for…
Fewer new cars being bought
People in the North West are buying fewer new cars. In the year to the end of April 2017, there were 1,906 bought in Donegal compared to 2,325, the previous year, more than an 18% reduction. In Leitrim, 382 cars were bought in the year to the end of April…
More new vehicles are being licensed in the North West
More new vehicles are being licensed in the North West. Figures just released by the Central Statistics Office show there were 5,303 vehicles licensed for the first time last year in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. That compared to 4,524 in 2015. Last year, most of the new vehicles — 3,284…