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  • Anger in Co Sligo at exclusion of schools from latest school building project list

    The Minister for Education has been invited to come to Co Sligo to see for herself the delapidated nature of some of the secondary schools. It follows on from the outrage expressed at the exclusion of all schools in the county from the new Departement of Education school building project list - Councillor and teacher Marie Casserly says Sligo's exclusion is inexcusable

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    13 min
  • Ursuline College Student Council members at Dáil to lobby for new school building

    Members of the Student Council of the Ursuline College in Sligo are travelling to Dáil Eireann today to lobby the Education Minister and local politicians to have their long-awaited new school building progressed. The project has been in the pipeline for the past 12 years as Student Council members Hannah Roe and Aoife Feehily outline

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    5 min
  • Ashling Murphy remembered - Sligo Festival among those to benefit from Memorial Fund
    It's four years since the shocking murder of schoolteacher Ashling Murphy. Since then, €150k has been raised for supporting causes close to Ashling's heart through the Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund - and The Fiddler of Dooney Festival in Sligo has been among the beneficiaries. Her close friend and Fund PRO Laura Murray outlines more

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    10 min
  • Twisted and f-----ed up- Donegal Co Co urged to end use of X platform

    A motion is coming before a meeting of Donegal County Council today to have Council end its use of the X, formerly Twitter, platform and delete all its acccounts. Cllr Micheál MacGiollaeasbuig claims X has become a platform for sexual abuse and exploitation

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    9 min
  • Psychosis patient helping others through Sligo Support Group

    Brian has experienced psychosis in the past but through treatment and medication, is leading a normal life. He is the facilitator of the Sligo Psychosis Support Group - he and Sharon McGuinness, Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in CBT, explain more

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    12 min
  • Remembering Paddy Clancy

    The late Paddy Clancy - in his own words. Excerpts from Paddy's interview on North West Today in 2023 reflecting on his 62 year journalism career. Tributes continue to be paid after his death at the weekend

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    9 min
  • The Friday Panel, Miriam Kivlehan, Peter Tiernan

    This week's panel discuss another week of Trump u-turns, whether An Taoiseach should visit the Whitehouse for St Patrick's Day, customer service and our cash-free society, AI concerns, LED lights in vehicles and Blue Monday. Guests are Miriam Kivlehan, former political adviser and Peter Tiernan,former head of Fás in Sligo

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    40 min
  • Mercosur demonstration 'a day out for farmers' comment provokes angry response
    Author and journalist John Mulligan of Boyle has caused ripples among the farming community with a column in this week's Roscommon Herald on the recent Mercosur trade deal demonstration. He says the event amounted to shenanigans and was essentially 'a day out' for farmers, some of whom did not really want to be there. Eddie Davitt, former IFA Sligo Chairman, has been responding to his comments

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    15 min
  • Dealing with the guilt of reckless driving that took a person's life - Gavin's story

    In 2003, Gavin Meenan was the driver of a car that collided with another in Co Donegal, which resulted in the death of woman. He was 18 years old at the time. It took him ten years to come to terms with the shame and guilt of what happened, which led to an alcohol addiction. Now a Sligo-based men's empowerment coach, Gavin has been speaking very openly about his experiences

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    15 min
  • No prospect of extra parking at Sligo Rail Station say Irish Rail

    'We don't have the space' - Iarnrod Eireann say they simply don't have any available land to increase the number of car parking spaces at Sligo Rail Station. Jane Cregan of the company has been responding to County Council criticism of the situation and say the space to the rear of the Rail Station is not an option

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    5 min

About North West Today

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North West Today, a multi-award-winning show has traditionally set the news agenda for the North West. Every morning Niall Delaney brings you a combination of hard-hitting interviews, listener interaction on local issues and human interest stories from around the region.