Writer John McGahern to be commemorated by library at Cootehall barracksMinister hands over key of former Garda station to local communityWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:00
Councillor at centre of Lissadell row says he has clear conscienceCouncil braces itself for a huge legal bill arising out of the court proceedingsTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Impact of Great Famine on mental health examined at Science WeekProf Oonagh Walsh believes research will show connection between high rates of mental illnesses and the effect of maternal starvationWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Former Fianna Fáil senator jailed for attempt to extort €100,000Francie O’Brien breached his community’s trust with blackmail bid, judge saysTue Nov 12 2013 - 23:36
Lissadell owners urged to reopen estate to publicMajority of callers to local radio station yesterday expressed anger with council, saying the people of Sligo would have to foot the billTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
John McGahern’s former barracks home to become a museumWriter and his family had lived in Garda station which was closed last yearMon Oct 28 2013 - 23:06
Restoration in Longford: raising St Mel’s cathedral from the ashesThe restoration of Longford cathedral is one of the largest conservation projects in western Europe. On Sunday the public can go along to see how it is progressingThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Patients at ‘risk’ due in understaffed centreRise in ‘unexplained injuries’ at Sligo residential and day centre run by religious orderTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Sligo council casts a cold eye over Ben Bulben access disputeAuthority set to rule on whether public right of way exists on route to mountainMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:00
McGuinness rounds on unionists over Belfast violenceNI Deputy First Minister condemns DUP’s withdrawal of support for Maze CentreSun Aug 18 2013 - 08:42
Irish Lives: Living and working on a bargeMary McInerney sold her house in Galway and moved into a 15-tonne boat, ‘ Frøya’Sat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Quinn says family are ‘victims’ of bad Government policyBankrupt businessman fights tears at opening of Balinamore festivalSun Aug 11 2013 - 19:35
Yeats’s affinity with new media recalledPoet’s 1930s embrace of radio discussed at Sligo summer schoolWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Heaney lights up Yeats summer schoolNobel laureate’s reading marks halfway point of festivalTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Naughten says emigrating families have lost hopeFormer Government TD described as ‘a representative of principle’Mon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Tread Softly festival steps up celebrationsEvent focuses on ‘taking Yeats beyond academia and out onto the streets’Mon Jul 29 2013 - 01:02
Arigna project tracks history of every household in the former mining valleyRoscommon ancestor of mayor of Sydney was sent to Australia in leg ironsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:37
More poets needed in political life, according to the Abbot of Glenstal AbbeyMark Patrick Hederman told the Percy French Summer School a new Seanad should be constituted and should include artists.Sat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
John McGahern’s quest for perfection and insight into Ireland highlightedAnnual McGahern seminar told of 23 drafts of one short story in NUI Galway archiveMon May 27 2013 - 01:00
McGahern’s works characterised by ‘revolutionary disillusionment’Roy Foster tells seminar author’s work ‘clearly reflected’ father’s experience as a VolunteerThu May 23 2013 - 21:36
How trying to lose weight turned into a nightmareTeenage girls are targeted by cross border eating disorder programmeTue May 07 2013 - 01:00
Famine experience recalls lives lost during Ireland’s Great HungerThe Famine Attic Experience in Carrick-on-Shannon offers a glimpse of workhouse conditions in the 1840sMon May 06 2013 - 06:00
Inquest hears of importance of carbon monoxide monitorsFather and children died after crisp wrapper blocked chimneyWed Apr 03 2013 - 17:17
No need for the Lotto, ‘we have everything we want’‘My lung transplant means I now have a baby and a life to look forward to ’Tue Mar 26 2013 - 00:00
'Hard to pull the door and walk away'Sgt Robert Conroy strolled down the garden path in front of the Garda station on Main Street, Dromahair, hand outstretched in…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Visits curtailed at hospital over norovirus bugVisitor restrictions have been introduced at Sligo Regional Hospital because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug (norovirus…Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Older people prioritise honesty in mental health day care servicesElderly people attending day care, for those suffering acute mental health problems, want to be listened to and to be told the…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Big drop in vaccine uptakeA sharp drop in the uptake of two childhood vaccines has been highlighted by new research which found that a significant number…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
'Historic' ordination of deacons in SligoA post-primary teacher, a bakery manager and a tool designer were among six men ordained as permanent deacons in Sligo on Saturday…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Home helps under pressure to fill the missing minutesThe words were still ringing in her ears as she hurried on to her next callTue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Nun not guilty of indecent assault chargesA teaching nun has been found not guilty of indecently assaulting seven girls at a primary school in the midlands more than 35…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
'Serious concerns' over Sligo council budgetSligo County Council has been told it needs to prepare “realistic, achievable budgets” after an audit found the deficit on its…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Fund to tackle Strandhill coastal erosionResidents of the seaside village of Strandhill, Co Sligo, have welcomed an allocation of almost €300,000 to combat coastal erosion…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Nun's trial for indecent assault is adjourned to TuesdayThe trial of a nun charged with 63 counts of indecent assault against seven of her former pupils has been adjourned until Tuesday…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Post-primary salary can fall to €6,000, says TUIA significant number of post-primary teachers are now earning as little as €6,000 to €12,000 a year so drastic has the cut in…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Woman says nun on trial for abuse was her favourite teacherA woman has told a court that a nun, who had started to indecently assault her when she was seven years old, had been her favourite…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Nun accused of 63 counts of indecent assault goes on trialA nun accused of the “systematic” abuse of seven schoolgirls almost 40 years ago has gone on trialWed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Sligo council votes by margin of one to seek €7.5m loanSligo County Council yesterday voted by a margin of one vote to seek a €7Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Teacher on 200km 'anti-fracking' walkLEITRIM-BASED teacher Cecily Gilligan set out from Manorhamilton on Saturday on a 215km (134-mile) walk to Leinster House in …Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Little sign of grumpiness as Morrison delights 1,200 fansTHEY SAID it would be a night of lyrics and poetry with “Emphasis on Words” but it was probably no surprise that, as always, …Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Abbott Nutrition seeking 180 redundanciesCLOSE TO 180 of the 310 staff at Abbott Nutrition in Sligo are to be laid off, with some jobs expected to go before Christmas…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Romance wins out for famous ballroomIn Leitrim they are hailing it as an investment in romance – and tourism.Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Kenny launches support service for jobseekersTHE DEPARTMENT of Social Protection will no longer be perceived as a “lost cause” where taxpayers’ money is paid out to people…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Nuns defer plans to close service for people with intellectual disabilitiesThe order of nuns running Cregg House, a Sligo-based facility for more than 200 people with intellectual disabilities, has deferred…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Tribute paid to man murdered in SligoTHERE WAS no need to rob Eugene Gillespie – he would have given you the shirt off his back, a relative told mourners at his funeral…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Garda checked different house after 999 call in murder caseGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the brutal murder of Sligo man Eugene Gillespie have confirmed they received – and acted upon – a 999 call…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Treasure chests 'Moone Boy' films St Patrick's DayA CASUAL visitor to Boyle, Co Roscommon, yesterday might have been slightly confused to see a St Patrick’s Day parade in full…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Widespread grief, anger at violent death of Sligo manTHE GARDA investigation into the brutal killing of Sligo man Eugene Gillespie has been upgraded to murder, amid an outpouring…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
