Updated: Road reopens following fatal crash in Longford
Update 3pm Saturday: The N4 has reopened at Longford following a fatal road crash. A 22 year old man was killed in the single vehicle crash which happened on the main road between Newtownforbes and Rooskey just before one o’clock this morning. The road was closed for a number of…
Leitrim/Longford Masters face Kildare in Plate final
The Gaelic Masters season draws to a close tomorrow as the Leitrim/Longford combined team face Kildare in the plate final. The game will throw-in at the Downs GAA Club in Mullingar at 2.30pm. Last weekend, Mayo narrowly beat Sligo in the Cup final in front of a big crowd at…
Donegal Masters make a winning start, as curtain-raiser confirmed for Donegal v Galway
Donegal made a winning start to their Gaelic Masters Championship campaign last night. They beat the combined Leitrim-Longford team on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-9 in Ballinamore. Sligo open their campaign on Saturday when they face London in Swinford. Meanwhile, the All-Ireland U21 C Hurling final between Sligo and…
Gorse fires continue to affect the region
Gorse fires continue to affect the region this morning. Fire Services from Sligo, Tubbercurry and Ballina are attending a fire in Easkey this morning where a ‘controlled burn’ is underway to stop the spread of the fire. A fire in the Geevagh/Ballyfarnon area was attended by Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon and Longford…
North West Tesco staff to be re-balloted on strike action next week
Tesco staff in Sligo and Ballina are set to be re-balloted on strike action next week. Their colleagues in Letterkenny will also be balloted on possible action at the supermarket store there. 14 workers from the Sligo store joined the picket line in Longford this week as their own strike…
Mandate official claims Tesco wants to get rid of union in its stores
A Mandate union official says he believes supermarket giant Tesco is trying to get rid of the union in its stores. Ciaran Campbell has made the claim as it emerges that 14 Tesco workers from Sligo are taking part in an ongoing strike in Longford. Strike action at the Sligo…
14 Tesco workers from Sligo join strike in Longford
Fourteen Tesco workers from the supermarket chain’s Sligo store are on the picket line in Longford. A planned strike at the Sligo store has not taken place because of what union Mandate described as ‘a technical error’ in the original ballot for strike action. These staff are now going to…