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 02 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 04 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 07 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 targets for decentralisation will be met 'over time'A Cabinet Minister has predicted that the Government will meet its target of moving 10,000 civil servants out of Dublin, albeit…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 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
Warning issued over bouncy castlesBouncy castles are the latest must-have for children's birthday parties but they should carry a health warning, new research …Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Mental illness increasing in children in line with propserityMental illness in children is increasing in line with economic prosperity - but only one in four affected children is receiving…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Mental health funding shows the 'dark side'The failure of the political system to adequately fund mental health services is the "dark side of the Celtic Tiger", a conference…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Youth copycat suicides unusual, says psychiatristA "frightening number" of adolescents react to a suicide in their peer group by saying: "That was coolFri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Hospitals need to review care of dying - OmbudsmanThe Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, yesterday warned of the "urgent need" to transform the culture of care around death and dying …Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
Majority of Sligo children still not wearing seatbeltsThe majority of primary school children in Sligo do not wear seatbelts despite an intensive education campaign by local gardaí…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Fall in vaccinations due to fear and timeParents of unvaccinated children are well educated, well-off and have easy access to transport, according to a new study.Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Work ban reduces smoking at homeOne of the unexpected bonuses of the workplace ban on smoking has been the "significant" reduction in the numbers who smoke at…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Man pleads guilty to theft of boats and fraudA Co Leitrim businessman pleaded guilty yesterday to the larceny of three Shannon motor cruisers and to fraudulently obtaining…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Lake plan revised to allow hotel/spaRoscommon County Council has voted to amend the Lough Key development plan to facilitate the construction of a 120-bedroom luxury…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Garda found guilty of stealing €700 at stationA 27-year-old garda was found guilty by a jury last evening of stealing €700 which had been handed in to him while he was on …Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Ecotourism award for northwest businessesFourteen guesthouse and hostel owners in the northwest will today receive a new ecotourism award.Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Migrant workers on €5 an hour, says SiptuImmigrant construction workers are being paid €5 an hour on a Co Sligo construction site, Siptu claimed yesterday.Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
New York mayor faces Sligo protestsThe mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, is to visit Ballymote, Co Sligo, on Tuesday to unveil a monument to a regiment distinguished…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Bleak picture of men's lives in Border counties, report findsSeven out of 10 men living in the Border counties have poor literacy skills, according to a new report which urges health and…Fri Aug 11 2006 - 01:00
Purse strings hold the key to harp festivalNobody seems sure why visitors have been leaving coins at the grave of Turlough O'Carolan outside the village of Keadue, Co Roscommon…Mon Aug 07 2006 - 01:00
Co-ordination 'could halve' domestic violenceA co-ordinated community response could reduce domestic violence by 50 per cent within five years, a conference in Sligo heard…Tue Jul 18 2006 - 01:00
Disabled boy confined to roomThe Ombudsman for Children is investigating why a 15-year-old severely disabled boy is still confined to the downstairs living…Wed Jul 12 2006 - 01:00
Local effort to save old churchA rural community in Co Leitrim has joined forces in an effort to save a historic Church of Ireland building, originally built…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Archaeologists may have found first Black Death burial groundArchaeologists have uncovered a mass grave at a medieval site in Co Roscommon which they believe will be the first confirmed …Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Geology, not myth, behind mystery of disappearing lakeThe disappearance of a Co Sligo lake has, perhaps, more to do with the complex relationship between water and rock than local…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
€50m Kilronan Castle hotel and holiday homes given go-aheadAn Bord Pleanála has approved the development of a five-star hotel with 60 holiday homes at the ruins of 19th century castle …Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Vintners oppose opening on Good FridayThe newly-elected head of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI) yesterday expressed his opposition to Good Friday opening…Wed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Young migrants isolated, warns studyYoung Chinese and Polish immigrants are so isolated from the wider Irish community that many were unaware of the recent Census…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
600 rural pubs have shut since 2004, say vintnersAlmost 600 rural pubs have closed over the past two years, the Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI) said yesterdayTue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Shotgun found under couple's bodies in SligoA shotgun was discovered beneath the bodies of an English couple who were found after a fire destroyed their rural retreat in…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Officer died after inhaling gasesA young Canadian naval officer who died following the inhalation of hot gases after fire swept through a submarine had been unable…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
A man who 'loved the chat and the people'The daffodils and heather are in bloom at John McGahern's modest house overlooking the lake. The shed is full of firewoodSat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
