North West Today

Two comedians are this week's guests on The Friday Panel - Sharon Mannion and Kevin Gildea who have been appearing in the Sligo Comedy Festival. They give their humorous takes on such issues as Friday 13th, St Valentine's Day, Lent, the Dáil Bar, having your pet buried with laughter as the best medicine

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Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny has been responding to comments by Tanaiste Simon Harris in the Dáil that he was using bullyboy tactics in raising concerns over local mental health services. The exchange emerged during a discussion on the concerns of the families of Sligo murder victims Jimmy Loughlin and Natalie McGuinness

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The Republic of |reland soccer team should boycott their two fixtures with Isreal after both teams were drawn in the same group in the Nations League. That's according to Donegal Sinn Fein councillor and staunch Irish supporter Jack Murray, who believes the majority of Irish people feel the same way

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The families of Sligo murder victims Jimmy Loughlin and Natalie McGuinness say they feel they have been let down by Mental Health Service and public bodies. The attackers in both cases were found not guity of murder by reason of insanity. Michael Loughlin and Jodie McGuinness both featured in this week's RTE Investigates feature

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The Governor of the Central Bank, Gabriel Makhlouf, has been visiting Sligo and Leitrim this week, meeting various business groups and organisation. He says such feedback is crucial in his role and agrees that there is a huge need for improved infrastructure in the region

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Sligo councillors Fergal Nealon and Michael Clarke in testy exchange over the exclusion of all County Sligo schools from the latest school building project list. Cllr Clarke has branded Cllr Nealon a troublemaker after criticism of his comments about local TDs

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78% of Sligo's ratepayers have voted in favour of Sligo BID, the Business Improvement District, continuing its work for another five years. The committee is already now looking at its plans for enhancing the town during its new period, as Committee Chair Finbarr Filan outlines

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This week's Friday Panel discuss the Presidency of Trump, St Patrick's day trips by all our Ministers, the development of retirement community homes, tipping for services, floodiing and climate change, and St Brigid and her holiday weekend, Guests are former councillor Albert Higgins and author and historian Joe McGowan

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Healthcare Assistants in the Home Support Service in Co Donegal are preparing for strike action in February over an ongong row conccerning terms and conditions. The strike action will take place on the 13th and 20th February. Edel Coughlan McGown, Staff SIPTU rep for the Mountcharles, Dunkineely, Killybegs area of Healthcare Assistants outlines more

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The former President of the INMO has hit out at the inacation of Government in tackling the problem of high numbers of patients being treated on trolleys in our regional hospitals. Martina Harkin Kelly insists there are steps that can be taken to alleviate the pressure and that the Minister for Health is not being given a true picture on the extent of the problem

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