Call for Sligo's main street to reopen to trafficTWO YEARS after Sligo’s main street was pedestrianised amid much controversy local councillors have called on the county manager…Wed Dec 17 2008 - 00:00
Welcome for court request to postpone expulsionTHERE WAS a guarded welcome among supporters of Nigerian woman Pamela Izevbekhai yesterday when the European Court of Human Rights…Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Redevelopment of Sligo gets go-aheadTHE LONG-AWAITED redevelopment of Sligo city centre, which has been in the pipeline for more than a decade, finally got the …Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Nigerian family given civic receptionNIGERIAN WOMAN Pamela Izevbekhai last night thanked the people of Sligo for their love and support at a civic reception hosted…Fri Dec 5 2008 - 00:00
Owners threaten to close LissadellTHE OWNERS of Lissadell House, the ancestral home of Countess Markievicz, have warned they will not keep it open as a tourist…Wed Dec 3 2008 - 00:00
Elderly fearful of taxing fee hikeBy reducing tax relief on nursing homes, the Government has added to the difficulties elderly people now faceTue Dec 2 2008 - 00:00
Some 50% of carers of the elderly are over 60MORE THAN half of the carers of elderly people with dementia or other mental health illnesses are aged 60 or over, new research…Tue Dec 2 2008 - 00:00
Some over-65s omit their tablets to avoid side effectsSOME ELDERLY people deliberately don't take their prescribed medication because of the side effects while a sizeable proportion…Tue Dec 2 2008 - 00:00
Civic reception for Nigerian womanTHE MAYOR of Sligo is to host a civic reception this week for locally-based Nigerian woman Pamela Izevbekhai and her two daughters…Mon Dec 1 2008 - 00:00
Sligo GPs to disregard HSE noticesFAMILY DOCTORS working in the catchment area of Sligo General Hospital say they will disregard notices from the Health Servive…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
One out of three outlets sold cigarettes to a minorHEALTH OFFICIALS in the northwest have urged sales assistants and publicans to be vigilant after a survey found that one out …Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Farmers vent anger at Budget cutsTHE LIVELIHOODS of 20,000 farmers from the west of Ireland have been put in jeopardy by Government funding cutbacks, it was claimed…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
3,000 students protest against fees in SligoAN ESTIMATED 3,000 students protested against the proposed re-introduction of third-level fees in Sligo.Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Sligo council hit by walkout over 'bullying'SLIGO COUNTY manager Hubert Kearns has said no further meetings of the local borough council will be convened "until acceptable…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Event celebrates career of John HealyJOHN HEALY was horrified at the complacency and apathy of the Irish political establishment when hundreds of thousands of his…Mon Nov 3 2008 - 00:00
John Healy' s legacy celebrated in home townJOHN HEALY would be delighted that a Government department is to be located just a few metres from his family home in Charlestown…Sat Nov 1 2008 - 00:00
Consultant claims HSE head of cancer strategy is 'dictatorial'A SLIGO-based hospital consultant has accused the HSE head of cancer strategy, Prof Tom Keane, of being "dictatorial".Wed Oct 1 2008 - 01:00
Geevagh honours men who defied landlordA CO Sligo community came together yesterday to remember an era when local farmers clashed with landlords against a backdrop …Mon Sep 15 2008 - 01:00
Ex-miners to pursue claim against State over ill-healthHUNDREDS OF former coal miners have united to press their case for compensation for illnesses caused by working conditions in…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Artists erect 'warning signs on the landscape'THE PURSUIT of profit has inspired dramatic physical changes in the Irish rural landscape which is being "destroyed in front …Mon Sep 8 2008 - 01:00
Brazilian woman died after single stab wound to heartTHE YOUNG Brazilian woman whose body was found in a house in Roscommon town last week suffered a single stab wound to the heart…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Fund to send body of woman home to Brazil is set upA SPECIAL fund has been set up in Roscommon to help fund the repatriation of the body of a young Brazilian woman who was fatally…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Campaign against shift of services intensifiesCAMPAIGNERS OPPOSED to the transfer of breast cancer services from Sligo General Hospital (SGH) will intensify their campaign…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Man (36) opts to have murder trial in SouthA MAN charged with the murder of Jean Quigley at her Derry home last month has opted to have his trial in the Republic.Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Man (80) refused rescue after landslides left him strandedMOUNTAIN RESCUE: AN 80-YEAR-OLD MAN slept through a series of landslides which cut off his mountain home in Arigna on the Sligo…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Assisted learning stables set to closeRIDING SCHOOL: AN AWARD-winning Sligo stables which has become a haven for almost 100 children and adults with a range of physical…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Roscommon folks star-struck as The Virginian rides into town for his homecomingJAMES DRURY sat on a stack of turf, pulled out a packet of Pall Malls and lit up as a neighbour joked that The Virginian might…Mon Aug 4 2008 - 01:00
Light is cast on writer's sergeant fatherJOHN McGAHERN's father, Frank, was the first person who walked the streets of Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, in uniform without being…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Suicide group criticises HSATHE REFUSAL of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to become involved in the provision of "suicide first aid" in the workplace…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Consultant claims cancer strategy based on wrong assumptionTHE BASIC assumption underlying the Government’s cancer strategy is wrong, according to a consultant oncologistTue Jul 1 2008 - 01:00
United front formed to save Sligo servicesMEDICAL EXPERTS in the northwest, who recently warned the Minister for Health that breast cancer survival figures could worsen…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
MacSharry intervenes in dispute over Sligo cancer servicesFORMER TÁNAISTE and minister for finance Ray MacSharry has intervened in the controversy about the downgrading of cancer services…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Hospital activists step up 'no' vote campaignHOSPITAL CAMPAIGNERS in Roscommon who are calling for a protest vote against the Lisbon treaty stepped up their campaign at the…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Keane rules out Sligo cancer centreA CAMPAIGN to retain cancer services at Sligo General Hospital was dealt another blow yesterday when the director of the National…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Lobby groups urged to unite against treaty over downgradingHOSPITAL CAMPAIGNERS: LOBBY GROUPS opposed to the downgrading of 23 hospitals around the State have been urged to unite in an…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Body of missing hillwalker found at bottom of Sligo cliffTHE BODY of a missing hillwalker was discovered at the bottom of a 500ft cliff in north Sligo yesterday, 24 hours after he was…Wed May 7 2008 - 01:00
Future of Sligo cancer care remains unclearUNCERTAINTY ABOUT the future of cancer services at Sligo General Hospital is causing added stress for patients, according to …Tue May 6 2008 - 01:00
Councillors defy planners on houseSLIGO COUNTY councillors have for the first time in 16 years passed a controversial Section 140 motion despite a warning from…Wed Apr 16 2008 - 01:00
Deaths of Roscommon couple not considered suspiciousGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING the deaths of an elderly couple at their home in Co Roscommon do not suspect foul play.Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
FF TD to 'consider his position' over cancer servicesA FIANNA Fáil TD said yesterday that he would "consider his position" if the plan to downgrade cancer services at his local hospital…Wed Mar 26 2008 - 00:00
Minister joins Sligo protestersMINISTER OF State for Health Jimmy Devins joined thousands of protesters at a silent candlelit vigil outside Sligo General Hospital…Sat Mar 22 2008 - 00:00
Removal of cancer services a 'moral' issueA SILENT vigil will be held outside Sligo General Hospital on Good Friday to highlight what a local consultant has described …Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Man who downloaded child pornography is jailed for three yearsA SLIGO-BASED computer programmer who downloaded almost 16,000 child pornography images depicting children as young as four, …Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
TD seeks rezoning for 36 acres he and his brother ownA FINE GAEL TD is seeking to have 36 acres of land that he and his brother own zoned for the construction of a retirement village…Fri Mar 7 2008 - 00:00
Board blocks housing in historic areaA PROPOSED housing and commercial development in Tulsk, Co Roscommon, has been blocked by An Bord Pleanála on the grounds that…Thu Mar 6 2008 - 00:00
Sligo council in danger of abolition- chairmanSligo County Council is in real danger of being abolished, its chairman, Cllr Séamus Kilgannon, warned yesterdayFri Feb 8 2008 - 00:00
Funeral held of Elaine McSharryPolitics and personal grief collided at Sligo Cathedral yesterday when former minister and EU commissioner Ray MacSharry bade…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Former brother admits abusing boy 20 or 30 timesA former Marist Brother admitted abusing an eight-year-old boy "maybe 20 or 30" times over a four-month period, a court was told…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Half farm injuries in northwest caused by animalsFarmers in the northwest are more likely to be injured by animals than by tractors or heavy machinery, new research shows.Tue Dec 4 2007 - 00:00
Eight arrested over Ward killingEight people were arrested by gardaí yesterday investigating the murder of 23-year-old Sligo man Tom Ward at Cranmore on August…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00