Siting of library in mansion opposedOPPOSITION IS mounting to “ludicrous” plans by Roscommon County Council to move Boyle town library into the ground floor of the…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Pressure group set up to safeguard historic King HouseAN ACTION committee has been formed to preserve the future of King House, the ancestral home of the King family in Boyle, Co …Fri Mar 4 2011 - 00:00
Music to their ears as DIT students sign upMusic is not just for listening to, say the students who reworked Snow Patrol’s ‘Open Hands’ in sign languageTue Mar 1 2011 - 00:00
Sligo woman arrested after blocking EirGrid pylon crewA CO Sligo mother arrested after a confrontation with workers on a pylon project said yesterday she would go to jail rather than…Thu Feb 3 2011 - 00:00
Text service to remind women to take the pillMORE THAN six in every 10 third-level students who are on the pill forget to take the oral contraceptive at least once a month…Tue Feb 1 2011 - 00:00
Martin issues rallying cry to Sligo supportersFIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin got a rapturous welcome in Sligo last night where he issued a rallying cry to party supporters…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Court hears publican was in shock after arrestA FORMER mayor of Sligo told a court yesterday that he went into shock after being arrested in a pub he co-owns, and prayed …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Sligo Gaol conservation a step closerSLIGO GAOL’S place in the history of the Irish State as it emerged is to be preserved after the adoption by Sligo County Council…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Family upset by removal of dead man's memorialTHE FATHER of a young Sligo man who was murdered in 2007 has said his family had been very upset by the local council’s decision…Wed Jan 5 2011 - 00:00
Understanding of pill's effectiveness is 'worrying'A “WORRYINGLY” high proportion of women who are on the pill believe it is still effective if they start a pack up to 48 hours…Tue Jan 4 2011 - 00:00
Historic House: Couple Spent €13mWHEN THE Gore-Booth family put the Lissadell estate up for sale in 2003, the owner Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, a grand nephew of …Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Council gets ultimatum on €100m bridge planTHE MAYOR of Sligo has called a special meeting of the local borough council for Wednesday, as councillors brace themselves for…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Council refuses permission for hospitalA DECISION by Sligo County Council this week to refuse planning permission for a private hospital on the outskirts of the town…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
The drug deliveries that could save livesAn initiative by a Galway pharmacist is ensuring patients don’t put their health at risk by not taking their medicationTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Hot meals on icy slopes prove to be rural life-saverWhether it’s bread, milk or coal, a small army braves the elements to deliver to the isolatedWed Dec 8 2010 - 00:00
'Telecoaching' reaps resultsTELEPHONE COACHING could be a key tool in getting people with type 2 diabetes to change their behaviour, the results of a new…Tue Dec 7 2010 - 00:00
Solution to Sligo bridge deadlock key to €100m renewal fund, says MinisterFUNDS EARMARKED for Sligo will be lost if an impasse on a proposed bridge is not resolved before Christmas, Minister of State…Wed Dec 1 2010 - 00:00
Questions over helmet design raised by sport injuries studyTHE DESIGN of protective helmets worn on the sports field needs to be re-examined, according to the authors of a new study which…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Unravelling the mundane mysteries of mankindTHE LITTLE girl in the school uniform fingered the lethal shoebox landmine gingerly, listened in horror to the Army officer’s…Mon Nov 8 2010 - 00:00
Minister says €50m project may not proceedA €50 MILLION regeneration project in the largest and one of the most neglected local authority estates in the northwest will…Wed Nov 3 2010 - 00:00
Who'll clean up when you can't?For the past year, the owners of a cleaning company have offered a free service to women suffering from cancerTue Nov 2 2010 - 00:00
Planning refused for project at Lough GillPLANNING PERMISSION has been refused for a €100 million development at Hazelwood House on the shores of Lough Gill in Sligo…Mon Nov 1 2010 - 00:00
Culchie title goes to Leitrim manTHE CONTENDERS had trousers held up with rope, straw sticking out of pockets and, to prove themselves true blue culchies, had…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Ex-Labour councillor fails to overturn poll resultA FORMER Labour party councillor has failed in his court bid to have a town council election declared void and a new poll held…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Sligo road death crossesTHE MOST treacherous stretch of road in Co Sligo has been marked by 29 crosses, one for every fatality there, by local residents…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Depression's invisibility fuels stigmaAn international expert described the reluctance in Ireland to seek help for depression as worrying, considering the importance…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Sligo regeneration at risk as bridge cancelledA SLIGO community trying to salvage a multimillion euro regeneration project has lost €3Mon Oct 4 2010 - 01:00
Support for plan to cut hospital waitConsultants hopeful that ‘Acute Medical Programme’ will be ‘all good news’ for patientsTue Sep 28 2010 - 01:00
Emergency staff shortages compromising careTHE SEVERE shortage of medical staff on emergency wards throughout the State must be addressed as a matter of urgency, according…Tue Sep 28 2010 - 01:00
Leitrim half-price houses snapped upNINE NEW homeowners in Co Leitrim got what they believed was a bargain deal at the weekend when they snapped up four-bedroomed…Mon Sep 27 2010 - 01:00
Call for mobile mast ban near schoolsLEITRIM COUNTY Council is to ask Minister for the Environment John Gormley to introduce legislation outlawing the construction…Fri Sep 24 2010 - 01:00
Council to meet over broadband mastsLEITRIM COUNTY Council is to hold a special meeting today to consider whether to mount a legal challenge to An Bord Pleanála’…Wed Sep 22 2010 - 01:00
Hospital work to start in 2011, says CowenWORK WILL start on the construction of a €50 million extension to Sligo General Hospital next January, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Mon Sep 20 2010 - 01:00
Protesters heckle Taoiseach at Sligo chamber annual dinnerTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was heckled as he arrived in Sligo to address the local Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner.Sat Sep 18 2010 - 01:00
Yeats 'an inspired political witness'THE PAINTER Jack B Yeats, a London-born, Anglo-Irish Protestant, resolved his identity “with a sectarian sidestep” to celebrate…Mon Sep 13 2010 - 01:00
Filan gets go ahead for €3m projectTHE CONSTRUCTION company co-owned by Westlife singer Shane Filan has been given the go ahead for a €3 million development in …Mon Sep 13 2010 - 01:00
High note for artists as exhibition finds home at music festivalIt’s an Electric Picnic exhibition with a twist – it was created by homeless people. But can it break down stereotypes?Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Roscommon hospital dispute escalatesTHE CAMPAIGN to prevent the shutdown of emergency services at Roscommon County Hospital is set to escalate following Saturday…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
My liver was being rejected by my bodyTOWARDS THE end of 1991, I played in the Cork minor county final with my local club, Carbery RangersTue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Lady Gregory's descendant shares a voice from pastTHE YOUNG woman in jeans and a T-shirt, with the cropped hair and Scottish accent, flashed a photograph of her great-great-grandfather…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Recession takes its toll on Yeats schoolFOR HALF a century now at the same time every summer, students have gathered at a simple grave outside Drumcliff church and pondered…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
McGahern 'first to take child abuse out of dark'SUMMER SCHOOL: JOHN McGAHERN was the first person in Irish literature to write about the taboo of child abuse but he paid a …Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Former student recalls modest McGahernJOHN McGAHERN “never dined out” on the controversy surrounding the banning of The Dark , a former student of his recalled yesterday…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
McGahern still teaching, summer school toldJOHN McGAHERN believed in the value of education and, four years after his death, he continues to teach, fans of the Co Leitrim…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Proposal to phase out tax relief gets mixed reactionCalls for Government to adhere to report’s key demand for enhanced primary care and community careTue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Man (82) jailed for indecent assaultAN 82-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for two years after being convicted of indecently assaulting three schoolgirls more than 20…Tue Jul 6 2010 - 01:00
Ex-councillor seeks to show voting errorsA FORMER Labour Party councillor who is seeking to have an election declared void because of voting errors does not need to …Thu Jul 1 2010 - 01:00
Ex-councillor asks court to declare poll outcome voidA FORMER Labour Party councillor, who lost his seat on Boyle Town Council in Co Roscommon in last year’s local election, wants…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Storing umbilical cords could save livesBiochemist calls for a public cord blood bank which would enable up to 40 transplants a yearTue Jun 1 2010 - 01:00