News - Sligo

Over 400 locals waiting over five years for hospital treatment

The new figures have been released by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, under the Freedom of Information Act.

Mar 30, 2026 13:48

Currently, a child is allowed to inherit €400,000 free of tax and any amount above that is taxed at 33 per cent.

Mar 22, 2026 14:23

Construction of a 42-bed ward extension at the hospital started late last year.

Mar 20, 2026 18:05

Met Éireann is warning showers may fall as sleet or snow with some accumulations possible on high ground.

Mar 12, 2026 11:14

Over 48,000 patients went to the hospital's ED in 2025 - and 4 per cent did not wait to finish their treatment.

Mar 12, 2026 07:16

Aurivo specialises in the production of liquid milk, powders and butter and has a state-of-the-art production factory in Ballaghaderreen.

Mar 9, 2026 07:18

The two-vehicle collision occurred in the Rusheen area of Riverstown.

Feb 24, 2026 15:20

Wednesday's figures show there were 58 patients waiting in Sligo University Hospital.

Feb 11, 2026 13:45

A protest is planned in the town for next Saturday.

Jan 12, 2026 15:30

It's one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the country.

Dec 31, 2025 11:58

Another major focus of the strategy is the Athlone-Mayo corridor which includes stops in Athlone, Roscommon and Castlerea.

Dec 16, 2025 07:22

Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny insists there is a homelessness crisis in his constituency.

Dec 5, 2025 13:05

There was a significant increase in this offence in the Shannonside region.

Nov 30, 2025 13:46

Mr Niland, who was in his 70s, died in hospital twenty months after the incident at his home.

Oct 16, 2025 16:45

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