North West Today

'It's not either/or - it's both'- Minister of State for Transport, Sean Canney, has emphasied his support for the development of a Greenway in Co Sligo despite the recent shelving of plans to develop it along the route of the old Western Rail Corridor, which he wants fully re-opened. He's also been reacting to the statistics of road fatalities for 2025, the highest in 10 years

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It's the final North West Today show of 2025 so we look back at just some of the programme highlights of the year, and hear Christmas season contributions from 95 year old Rose, Sandy Kelly, Tommy Fleming, Simone Hickey, Fr Pat Lombard and Joe McGowan. Plus the theft of a reindeer in Ballyshannon.........

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Gardai are warning people not to answer calls on their phones from unknown numbers with the +44 prefix. There's been a surge in such scam calls in recent weeks. Donegal Divisional Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Fergal McGroary has the latest on this, as well as outlining general Garda advice for the Christmas period on crime prevention, shopping, home safety and fire safety

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Donegal Fianna Fail Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher has failed to express confidence in his party leader and says if a confidence or no confidence is proposed regarding Micheál Martin's leadership, he will cross that bridge when it arises. Deputy Gallagher is furious that FF members were only given the report into the review of the party's Presidential election campaign an hour before a meeting of the Pariamentary Party

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A Daily Million National Lottery ticket purchase in Ardara in Co Donegal on 10th October last is worth a half a million euro, yet remains unclaimed. The ticket was purchased at the Ardara Filling Station on the Portnoo Road. Darragh O'Dwyer of the National Lottery has urged people to check their tickets for what could be a very happy Christmas

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The enigmatic Paddy Joe Burke, of Ballymote and Roscommon Town, retired barber, has urged everryone to send a few Christmas cards this year to people they feel may be lonely. He says his experience is that such a small gesture can make a huge difference to a person's life - Paddy Joe is now Roscommon's Age Friendly Ambassador

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Kira Smith is a Sligo-based trans person, who's been reacting to the decision by the National Gender Service to close its waiting list to new patients. There are currently 2,500 people on the waiting list, seeking medical and surgical interventions to affirm their gender - it took Kira four years to get an appointment

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There's been a backlash to reported moves by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to ban memorials to crash victims from roadsides. They says these memorials represent an increased safety risk. Tommy Banks, who erected a sign on the N17 road warning of how many people have been killed on it, has been reacting

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The CEO of Iarnrod Eireann says they are unable to confirm a date for the restoration of catering services on the Sligo to Dublin rail route. In a letter to Green Party TD, Roderic O'Gorman, the CEO says they are asking potential operators of the service to be 'creative and innovative' in identifying solutions - the train has been without a catering service for the past five years

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This week's Panel, two Junior Ministers, discuss what they believe they have achieved in office, and what more they want to achieve - The Sligo Greenway, re-opening of the Collooney to Claremorris rail line, social media restrictions for children, social media abuse of politicians, the cost of living and more. Guests are Ministers Marian Harkin and Frank Feighan

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