Minister warned council of dissolutionSLIGO COUNTY Council is on the verge of abolition, several members warned yesterday during a heated debate, after a recent critical…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
David (11) over the moon to play lead in O'Dowd comedyHE ONCE played Bashful in a local production of Snow White but 11-year-old Leitrim schoolboy David Rawle seemed anything but …Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Priest at funeral of Leitrim student pleads for end to 'senseless' assaultsTHE PRIEST officiating at the funeral Mass of Leitrim student Andrew Dolan yesterday questioned why so many people no longer …Sat Jan 7 2012 - 00:00
Hospital to close if funding not foundST JOSEPH’S private hospital in Sligo, known locally as Garden Hill, will close on January 21st unless investment of €250,000…Sat Dec 31 2011 - 00:00
Nurturing hopeCHILDREN WHO were destined to die have been given a lifeline thanks to the efforts of an Irish overseas development agency which…Tue Dec 20 2011 - 00:00
53% of outlets in study sold cigarettes to childRETAILERS HAVE been accused of “dishing out cigarettes like sweets” to underage customers, following a survey in the northwest…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
OPW head defends abbey restorationTHE HEAD of the Office of Public Works yesterday defended a glass corridor, which is a striking feature of a €2 million conservation…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Life-saving 'Act Fast' campaign curtailed over costTHE PROPORTION of stroke patients attending one west of Ireland hospital within the crucial three-hour timeframe almost quadrupled…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Roscommon council calls for 'fracking' banCAMPAIGNERS HAVE welcomed the unanimous decision of Roscommon County Council calling for a ban on the method of shale gas extraction…Fri Dec 2 2011 - 00:00
Residents in doubt over future homesÁINE CAMPBELL says that when the subject comes up, her 70-year-old father just closes his eyesTue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Sligo Rovers return with FAI Cup for second time in a rowTHE ROVERS returned last night to a home-coming with a touch of deja vu about it, as Sligo Rovers brought the FAI Cup home for…Tue Nov 8 2011 - 00:00
100 jobs to be lost at MBNA before saleCOMMUNITY LEADERS have called for clarity on whether there is a deliberate strategy to reduce the workforce at the MBNA credit…Tue Nov 8 2011 - 00:00
Annual Hyde gathering told State aids private landlords 'to obscene degree'THE IRISH obsession with owning property is certainly connected with our history of dispossession, “but that’s no excuse for …Sat Nov 5 2011 - 00:00
Man charged with arson over house fire in Boyle in which girl (5) diedA MAN has been charged with arson following a house fire in Boyle, Co Roscommon, in which a five-year-old girl died earlier this…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Dana to see campaign 'through to the end'DANA ROSEMARY Scallon said she was determined to see her campaign “through to the end” as she canvassed in Sligo, Mayo, Galway…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Mass card seller jailed on child porn chargeA BUSINESSMAN who ran a Longford-based company selling Mass cards has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being unanimously…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Community grieves at funeral of girl (5) killed in house firePINK BALLOONS hung from the lamp posts in Boyle, Co Roscommon, as the community said goodbye yesterday to a little girl who loved…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
180km trip for cancer patientSLIGO WOMAN Catriona McGoldrick who tomorrow faces a 180km round trip to Galway for a mammogram, has outlined the stress such…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Fire victim (5) was taken from blazeTHE FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who died in a house fire in Boyle, Co Roscommon, in the early hours of Monday had initially been taken…Thu Oct 6 2011 - 01:00
Home of mayor attackedGARDAÍ ARE investigating an attack at the family home of Roscommon mayor Eugene Murphy, during which white crosses and posters…Wed Sep 28 2011 - 01:00
Parish priest warns about gas extraction threatPEOPLE IN the west of Ireland have been urged by a parish priest to inform themselves about the controversial gas extraction …Fri Sep 9 2011 - 01:00
Gas fracking would 'split community'THE CONTROVERSIAL method of gas exploration known as fracking is set to divide communities across the northwest if it gets the…Sat Sep 3 2011 - 01:00
Government doing 'everything possible' to save 750 bank jobsMINISTER FOR Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation Richard Bruton travelled to Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday to assure the 750-strong…Thu Sep 1 2011 - 01:00
The credit crunch hits CarrickMBNA, now Bank of America, was once ranked Europe’s best employer, but this week its Irish staff are in fear of losing their …Sat Aug 20 2011 - 01:00
Confidence that MBNA credit card operations can be soldMOST PEOPLE in Co Leitrim last night refused to contemplate the possibility of what was being termed “another Dell”, as the 750…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Rally opposes hospital downgradeHUNDREDS OF people attended a protest against the downgrading of emergency services at Roscommon County Hospital organised by…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry into patient files found in binAN INVESTIGATION by the Health Service Executive is under way into the discovery of the medical files of about 100 patients in…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Opposition to septic tank inspectionsMANDATORY INSPECTIONS of septic tanks will be “bigger than the rod licence issue” in rural Ireland, it has been claimed, as a…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Pigs get the chop in wild boar festivitiesTHERE WERE dark mutterings about health and safety regulations, not to mention animal rights activism, in the seaside village…Mon Aug 8 2011 - 01:00
Hours cut at Roscommon hospitalFrom today, 24-hour services end at the urgent care centre at Roscommon hospital that last month replaced the hospital’s emergency…Mon Aug 8 2011 - 01:00
Protest at hospital as service cut to 12 hoursTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny was accused of “vindictiveness” and “sour grapes” at a protest outside Roscommon hospital on Saturday as…Mon Aug 8 2011 - 01:00
Kenny accused of 'vindicitiveness'Taoiseach Enda Kenny was accused of “vindictiveness” at a protest outside Roscommon hospital yesterday as over 500 people gathered…Sun Aug 7 2011 - 01:00
Actor plays 'quiet woman' on debt to Yeats as Sligo school summer opensMAUREEN O’HARA knew WB Yeats but in a welcome address to the students attending the opening of the Yeats International Summer…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Dublin-Sligo link ends as Aer Arann abandons some regional servicesTHE 28-YEAR air link between Dublin and Sligo ended yesterday as Aer Arann finished services between Dublin and a number of regional…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Church's role in McGahern sacking should have been 'wake up call'THE CATHOLIC Church’s role in having John McGahern sacked from his teaching post in the mid-1960s should have been a “wake up…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Forged papers damaged public support for mother's campaignBACKGROUND: IT HAS been a rollercoaster ride for Pamela Izevbekhai who, after living in Sligo for 6½ years, left that city in…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Reaction muted as Izevbekhai family deported to NigeriaTHE MOST high-profile immigration battle in Irish legal history ended early yesterday when Nigerian woman Pamela Izevbekhai and…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher wins support of Leitrim councilENTREPRENEUR SEÁN Gallagher’s bid for the presidency gained further momentum last night when he secured the unanimous support…Tue Jul 5 2011 - 01:00
Hospital protesters criticise Fine Gael deputiesFINE GAEL TDs were jeered at a public meeting in Roscommon last night as a medical expert accused the party of pulling a fast…Fri Jul 1 2011 - 01:00
Help to get back in the gamePhysical or mental disabilities need not be a barrier to working in sports and leisureTue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Roscommon businessman offers building rent free to create jobsA CO Roscommon businessman is offering a landmark building in his home town, the former Rockingham Arms pub in Boyle, rent free…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Reopening Sligo cancer unit would cost €2.5mTHE ANNUAL cost of re-opening the breast cancer unit at Sligo General Hospital (SGH) would be more than €2Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
FG cancer service promise 'a mistake'MINISTER OF State and Sligo-Leitrim TD John Perry admitted yesterday it was a mistake to promise that breast cancer services …Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Taoiseach rejects workers' calls for reinstatement of Seán QuinnQUINN GROUP workers seeking the reinstatement of Seán Quinn were told by Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday the situation had “gone…Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
Planning cost 1,000 jobs, says groupIRELAND RECENTLY lost 1,000 jobs in the renewable energy sector to the UK because our planning system is such a “a quagmire…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Cancer activists raise €240,000 to fund busCAMPAIGNERS FOR better cancer services in the northwest have raised €240,000 for a coach to take patients to Galway.Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Aldi gets planning permission for store in LeitrimAN BORD Pleanála has given the go-ahead for a new Aldi store on the outskirts of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim.Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Minister says Coalition has no mandate to close rural schoolsTHE COALITION parties have no mandate to close rural schools, Minister of State for Small Business John Perry has told concerned…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Campaign to save small rural schoolsA MOVEMENT aimed at protecting small rural schools will be launched this evening in Co Sligo, where almost one-third of primary…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Farmer in custody for animal crueltyA CO Sligo farmer is due be sentenced on Thursday after admitting cruelty to animals which a judge heard were so hungry that…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00