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
Hundreds to protest outside Dáil in bid to save Sligo cancer servicesHundreds of cancer patients from the northwest will attend a protest outside the Dáil this morning as part of the ongoing campaign…Wed Nov 21 2007 - 00:00
Sligo airport move to cost 'over €70m'It would cost over €70 million to relocate Sligo airport from its existing site in Strandhill, according to the chairman of the…Thu Nov 8 2007 - 00:00
Taoiseach facing revolt from FF grassroots in LeitrimThe Taoiseach is facing an embarrassing revolt from Fianna Fáil grassroots in Leitrim where senior party members have threatened…Fri Nov 2 2007 - 00:00
Woman's false rape claim bad for victims, says judgeA young woman who admitted making a false allegation of rape was told by a judge yesterday that her actions would make things…Wed Oct 31 2007 - 00:00
25,000 music lovers embrace Sligo LiveAn estimated 25,000 music lovers packed the streets of Sligo over the Halloween weekend as the Sligo Live festival generated €…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Devins criticises cancer strategyMinster of State at the Department of Health Dr Jimmy Devins has said he is "absolutely outraged" at the Health Service Executive…Tue Oct 23 2007 - 01:00
Driver dies when his schoolbus collides with van in RoscommonA schoolbus driver who was a cousin of President Mary McAleese died in a collision in Co Roscommon yesterday.Thu Oct 4 2007 - 01:00
Three generations of Flatleys at Sligo festival of musicThree Michael Flatleys came together in the centre of Sligo town yesterday for the launch of the Sligo Live Festival 2007.Fri Sep 14 2007 - 01:00
Young and old benefit from arts schemeOlder people who participated in an across-the-generations arts programme in Co Sligo experienced less illness as a result, according…Fri Sep 7 2007 - 01:00
Gardaí open murder investigationGardaí in Co Roscommon have launched a murder investigation following confirmation that a man whose body was found in the garden…Sat Aug 25 2007 - 01:00
Inquiry as man's body is found in gardenGardaí are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man whose body was discovered in the front garden of his home on the outskirts…Fri Aug 24 2007 - 01:00
Mourners linger at grave of murdered TravellerThere was singing and intermittent applause as hundreds of mourners, many dressed entirely in black, lingered for hours yesterday…Sat Aug 18 2007 - 01:00
Priest calls for calm at removalThe family of the young Sligo man, murdered outside his parents' home earlier this week, have been urged to remain calm in the…Fri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Legal challenge over beach right of waySligo County Council is facing a High Court challenge over its proposal to erect a fence at Culleenamore beach near Strandhill…Fri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Death in Sligo now a murder inquiryGardaí in Co Sligo have officially launched a murder investigation into the death of Tom Ward (23), who died on Monday night …Wed Aug 15 2007 - 01:00
Yeats director lectures KiberdThe director of this year's International Yeats Summer School has criticised two former directors of the school for their interpretation…Thu Aug 9 2007 - 01:00
Yeats group plans to host permanent exhibitionThe organisers of Sligo's annual International Yeats Summer School unveiled ambitious plans yesterday for a permanent exhibition…Wed Aug 8 2007 - 01:00
Festival celebrates legendary harpist as superstarTurlough O'Carolan was an international superstar hundreds of years before U2 and Riverdance, Fianna Fáil MEP Sean O'Neachtain…Mon Aug 6 2007 - 01:00
Blunt-force trauma caused deathThe remains of a man murdered in his Enniskillen home by his wife and her lover were discovered 10 months later in a Leitrim …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
President takes trip down memory laneWhen Paddy Leneghan went back to school after 70 years yesterday, his daughter Mary predictably stole the show.Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Sligo - North LeitrimFianna Fáil took two of the three seats in this newly-drawn constituency where the much anticipated battle for the final seat…Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
No ID problems for island presiding officerThe poll clerk was briefly taken aback when a man proffered his passport at the polling station at Aphort national school on …Tue May 22 2007 - 01:00
Former Labour TD resigns from partyA former Labour Party TD yesterday tendered his resignation from the party citing serious concerns about the direction it has…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Sand a threat to ancient Sligo churchCampaigners have vowed to save a crumbling 12th century church on the edge of the Atlantic at Strandhill, Co Sligo, which has…Mon May 7 2007 - 01:00
Prison officers seizing phones often 'assaulted'Prison officers seize hundreds of mobile phones from inmates every year but they are regularly spat at, assaulted, bitten and…Thu May 3 2007 - 01:00
MacManus ill in hospital as Adams launches campaignSinn Féin: Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams last night formally launched the election campaign of Sligo/north Leitrim candidate…Wed May 2 2007 - 01:00
Boyle anger at rejection of hotelAn Bord Pleanála's rejection of a 120-bedroom hotel on the shores of Lough Key near Boyle, Co Roscommon, has been met with anger…Wed May 2 2007 - 01:00
Leitrim housing plan blocked by boardA proposed housing development on one of the main approaches to the Leitrim Walking Way has been blocked by An Bord Pleanála…Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:00
Student body calls for election on a FridayMore than 70,000 third-level students will be disenfranchised if the Taoiseach insists that the general election is not held …Wed Apr 4 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach on Lissadell House visitDuring the Famine it doubled as a soup kitchen but when Taoiseach Bertie Ahern dropped into the restored coach house at Lissadell…Sat Mar 31 2007 - 01:00
Sligo factories evacuatedHundreds of staff were evacuated from two factories in the Finisklin industrial estate in Sligo yesterday amid fears of a possible…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
€400,000 funding for Leitrim Irish dance clubA Co Leitrim Irish-dancing club, which used to hold classes in local pubs, has just been granted over €400,000 in cross-Border…Mon Mar 26 2007 - 01:00
Ministers stand up for decentralisationTwo Ministers yesterday made a strong defence of the decentralisation programme at ceremonies to mark the relocation of 230 Department…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
New civic space to boost tourism and drive success of areaA multimillion euro cultural quarter is to be established in Sligo with the first phase to include a new €14 million museum and…Thu Mar 15 2007 - 00:00
32 jobs to go at Sligo manufacturing plantMore than 30 jobs will be lost at the Daret manufacturing plant in Finisklin, Sligo, which is to close at the end of MayTue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
MacSharry in bid to sell Yeats country to visitorsSligo has never capitalised on its links with Yeats, according to tourism boss and former EU commissioner Ray MacSharry, who …Wed Mar 7 2007 - 00:00
Leitrim man is jailed for fraudA Co Leitrim man, described as an optimist who "robbed Peter to pay Paul", has been sentenced to two years in prison after he…Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Driver praised for clearing school bus before fireA Co Leitrim bus driver who evacuated four teenagers from a school bus and then drove it a safe distance away before it was engulfed…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
Call for cancer service to be election issueThe head of the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has urged the public to make the provision of cancer treatment and screening facilities…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Boy injured seriouslyin fall from back door of school busGardaí are investigating the circumstances in which a seven-year-old schoolboy suffered serious head injuries when he fell out…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Garda facing dismissal suffered from depressionA 51-year-old garda who has been suspended after admitting two shoplifting charges, was first treated for depression 30 years…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Garda gets suspended sentence for theft of €700A 27-year-old Garda convicted of stealing €700 which had been handed in at Sligo Garda station, was yesterday given a two-year…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Text messaging service soothes pregnancy fearsText messages are making life easier for pregnant women with diabetes, thanks to one hospital's innovative use of technology.Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Family living in fear closes Leitrim post officeA Co Leitrim post office has been closed because the family running it felt like "sitting ducks" after the number of burglaries…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Connacht queen's grave threatened by removal of cairn stonesA campaign is under way to save one of Sligo's best known landmarks, the reputed burial place of the legendary Queen Maebh on…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Sligo publican sells up after 36 yearsA Sligo publican who has sold her business after 36 years said yesterday that takings had dropped 50 per cent due to the recent…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Ó Cuív says Haughey's actions 'reprehensible'Reaction: Fianna Fáil Minister Éamon Ó Cuív has described the actions of former taoiseach Charles Haughey as described by the…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00