Shock as customers find well-known McCormacks businesses closed
Businesses operated by the well-known county Leitrim McCormack business family have gone into receivership. There are fears the jobs of up to 200 people could be affected by the move. Notices on the front of many of the McCormack facilities today confirm that trading has ceased and receivers Grant Thornton…
Relics of St. Anthony of Padua on display in Sligo Cathedral
The Relics of St. Anthony of Padua were on display in Sligo Cathedral today. Thousands have been visiting the reliquary at Catholic Churches over the past few days including at Knock Shrine in Mayo. Large crowds will continue to view the relic as it moves to other Churches around the…
Applications for Back to School Allowance open today
Parents across the north west are urged to start the process of applying for the Back to School Allowance ahead of the next school year. Today is the date that applications open to apply for the special school footware and clothing allowance. It’s a vital support to parents and families…
Big weekend for celebrations in Sligo & Leitrim
It’s a big weekend around the region for celebratory events with Yeats Day 2016 and the Sean MacDiarmada school taking centre stage. Both events get underway today.
Former Sligo mayor wants progress on new regional Garda HQ
A former mayor of Sligo has called on the Fine Gael Oireachtas members to push the case for a new garda regional headquarters building in Sligo. However, it’s understood a site has not even been chosen for the proposed building. Before the election, it was announced that a new regional…
National Lottery confirms Sligo’s biggest Lotto win ever has been collected
Sligo’s biggest Lotto win ever has been collected today. After weeks of speculation the National Lottery has confirmed this evening that the €8.2 million win has been paid out. The statement confirms that ‘a delighted Lotto player from the North West collected the jackpot of €8,244,502 at Lottery Headquarters today’.…
18 people on hospital trolleys in north west
There are 18 people on trolleys in the North West’s hospitals today. That’s made up of 17 in Sligo and one in Letterkenny. In the country overall, the number of patients waiting for hospital beds is back up to almost 300. 299 patients are on trolleys or in hospital wards,…