'The Bull' is warned
North Sligo farmer, Andy 'The Bull' McSharry has been warned by Gardaí over use of his shotgun.
'I will close the walks again if I have to' says farmer Andy McSharry
'I've done time before and I'm prepared to do time again.' That was the stark statement from Gleniff farmer Andy 'The Bull' McSharry who maintains that if dogs are on his lands they will be shot. McSharry served 15 days in prison in 2004 rather than pay a €300 fine after being convicted of issuing threats to hillwalkers on his land.
Easkey public meeting to discuss decision making
A public meeting will take place in Easkey this evening (Tuesday, 15th) as members of the community are frustrated by what they call the lack of consultation from Easkey Community Council regarding decisions that affect the community.
New boil water notice for Lough Talt
A boil water notice has been issued once again for the Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme.
Irish Water will begin work to replace 'problematic' pipes
Irish Water will this week begin work to replace old and problematic water pipes with modern, polyethylene (plastic) pipes on the Templehouse Road at Camross, Ballymote and Bunduff, Mullaghmore.
The strife of farming life
Cuts to payments, young people with no interest in becoming involved in the sector, absent, and what is actually an active or genuine farmer, were just some of the issues which came up for discussion at an IFA gathering last Monday evening.
Public urged to get flu vaccine
A new video aimed at promoting the uptake of the flu vaccine among healthcare workers features Mr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Deirdre Staunton, Resuscitation Training Officer from Sligo University Hospital.
'No one waiting for CAMHS for more than six months'
The HSE says no one is waiting longer than six months to access CAMHS.
Over 11% of land in county is forest
Some 20,979 hectares of County Sligo is under forest cover which is 11.4% of all land in the County according to new statistics released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
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Ambulance workers may strike again over union recognition
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Call for mother and baby home survivors to get redress before inquiry reports
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Historic ferry is relaunched on Dublin’s River Liffey
- Opposition leader calls for an inquiry into rising costs of children’s hospital
- Ireland nominates top banker for key ECB job
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Search resumes for missing plane carrying Cardiff striker Sala
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Search for missing plane carrying Cardiff striker Sala to resume at sunrise
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Marc Pugh ‘humbled’ by support after leaving Bournemouth for Hull on loan deal
- Solskjaer has given Manchester United ‘new lease on life’ – Tim Howard
- No sign of Sala or pilot as rescue teams find debris in search for missing plane
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