Call for increase in social rented housingThe Government has been urged to address the imbalance in the housing system where construction in the private sector has soared…Wed Sep 28 2005 - 01:00
Plans to develop historic castle stalledPlans to transform the ruins of the 19th century Kilronan Castle in Co Roscommon into a luxury hotel have been stalled following…Mon Sep 26 2005 - 01:00
Minister urged to act in school bus disputeEducation Minister Mary Hanafin has been urged to intervene in the school bus row in the northwest which is now in its fourth…Thu Sep 22 2005 - 01:00
Six arrested in Sligo over shooting dead of man (26) last AprilSix people were arrested in Sligo yesterday by detectives investigating the murder of 26-year-old Hughie McGinley, who was shot…Fri Sep 16 2005 - 01:00
Peace garden dedicated to Irish priestThe year before he died in the September 11th attack on the Twin Towers, Fr Mychal Judge had called to a farmhouse in Keshcarrigan…Mon Sep 12 2005 - 01:00
School bus row escalates in Sligo, LeitrimSchoolchildren in Sligo and north Leitrim are facing severe transport disruption next Friday, September 16th, following a decision…Fri Sep 9 2005 - 01:00
Protest over office planned for Shannon sitePlans by cross-Border body Waterways Ireland to build a regional office in Carrick-on-Shannon are under review following a storm…Fri Sep 9 2005 - 01:00
Mayor criticises plans to 'bulldoze' amenityThe mayor of Sligo has criticised plans to "bulldoze" a €600,000 playground to make way for a new road in the town.Wed Sep 7 2005 - 01:00
Cullen urges faster development as road opens after 40-year waitDevelopment projects should be allowed to proceed without delay once the results of the planning process are known, Transport…Sat Sep 3 2005 - 01:00
Radiotherapy centre for northwest urgedThe vice-chairman of the Oireachtas Health Committee is to lobby the Minister for Health for a satellite radiotherapy centre …Fri Sep 2 2005 - 01:00
Leitrim commemoration for chaplain killed in 9/11 attacksOne of the best known victims of the September 11th attacks in New York is to be commemorated on the anniversary of the atrocity…Thu Sep 1 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte has moved Labour to the right, says ex-TDA former Labour Party TD who is to appear before a specially-convened party complaints committee within weeks yesterday claimed…Thu Sep 1 2005 - 01:00
Tourism chiefs welcome Lough Key developmentTourism chiefs in the west have welcomed Roscommon County Council's decision to grant planning permission for a €100 million "…Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
Treatment for vulnerable, elderly people hit by 'subtle cutbacks'HSE crisis: Services for vulnerable older people are being hit, amid accusations that a cash flow crisis within the Health Service…Tue Aug 2 2005 - 01:00
Dangerous driving caused two deathsA young man was jailed for 12 months and banned from driving for 10 years yesterday by a judge who told him that his recklessness…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Anti-pylon campaigners picket officeOpposition to the ESB's plan to erect high-voltage power lines at a number of locations throughout the country gathered momentum…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Staff to work 'under protest' at nursing homeSome elderly patients at a Co Leitrim nursing home are being put to bed at 4pm because of demands on staff, according the Irish…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
No midwives to run new maternity unitLetterkenny: A new state-of-the-art maternity unit at Letterkenny General Hospital, which was completed two and a half years…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
O'Carolan harp festival seeks funds for centreA harp festival which has consistently attracted thousands of music lovers to Co Roscommon each year is appealing for funds for…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Change of Dingle name supported by speakers at conferenceThe people of Dingle who don't want the name changed to An Daingean cannot have it both ways, according to a language expert.Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Harney voices her concern over hospice closureSligo hospice: The Tánaiste Mary Harney has added her voice to growing concerns about the continued closure of an eight-bed …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Sligo protest at pylon planCampaigners have staged a protest outside the ESB's Sligo office opposing the planned construction of a high-voltage power line…Thu Jul 7 2005 - 01:00
Group to research male suicide, depression in Border countiesA research project into rates of suicide and depression among men living in the Border counties will be launched today.Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Phone mast plan may lead to Sligo strikePlans to erect a mobile phone mast on a Government department site in Sligo could lead to industrial action, with possible implications…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Yeats summer school 'more appreciated' abroad than at homeThe Yeats International Summer School is more appreciated around the globe than it is in Ireland, according to the organisers…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Staff may escalate protest over planned phone mastStaff opposing the erection of a controversial mobile phone mast on a Department of Social and Family Affairs office in Sligo…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Political focus on cafe bars criticisedThe controversy about cafe bar licences and the tension between the Government parties is distracting from the real issue, according…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Gardai arrest 14 in Sligo murder inquiryGardaí in Sligo who are investigating the murder of a 26-year- old man shot in the centre of a busy street last month have arrested…Thu Jun 9 2005 - 01:00
Sligo's 'Dickensian' kidney unit replacedTaoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday opened a €2 million renal dialysis unit at Sligo General Hospital that will replace a facility…Sat May 21 2005 - 01:00
McBreartys hopeful after talks with Ahern over tribunal costsThe McBrearty family said last night that they were "very optimistic" following a meeting with the Taoiseach about their campaign…Sat May 21 2005 - 01:00
Manager to adopt Traveller accommodation schemeSligo county manager Hubert Kearins is set to become the first local authority manager in the State to use his executive powers…Mon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Murdered Traveller 'an innocent victim'The young man murdered in the centre of Sligo town last week had been the innocent victim of a terrible crime, mourners at his…Tue May 3 2005 - 01:00
Sligo man shot in front of partner and babyThe man gunned down on a Sligo street on Thursday was shot in front of his partner and their small baby, it has emerged.Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Man dies in Sligo shootingA young man who was shot in the head as he sat in a parked van on one of the busiest streets in the centre of Sligo town died…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Boy killed in accident namedThe three-year-old boy, who died at the weekend after being struck by a car in the seaside village of Rosses Point, Co Sligo, …Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Farm safety warning over children on tractorsMinister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan pleaded yesterday with farmers not to allow small children to travel in tractor cabsTue Apr 5 2005 - 01:00
English couple killed by fire in Sligo 'picture postcard' homeGardaí in Co Sligo were last night still trying to contact the relatives of a couple who lost their lives in an overnight fire…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Ex-Brother jailed for 180 indecent assaultsA former Marist Brother and teacher, jailed yesterday for eight years for 180 counts of indecent assault on six schoolboys, was…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Fundraisers aim to buy €1m MRI scannerMayo's goodwill Three fundraising groups are set to harness the goodwill of the people of Mayo in an attempt to provide a €1…Tue Mar 8 2005 - 00:00
'Eco-tourism' resort seen as threat to batsA rare species of bat could be put at risk by a proposed €150 million "eco-tourism" resort beside the Lough Key Forest Park in…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Families of suicide victims organise seminar in LeitrimAn estimated 400 people, many of whom have been bereaved by suicide, are expected to attend a seminar on the issue in Co Leitrim…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Ancient high cross recreated for US siteDonegal sculptor Brendan McGloin has undertaken the daunting task of recreating an ancient high cross which was carved on the…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Save Leitrim group to test electoral bill constitutionalityThe President, Mrs Mary McAleese, is to be asked to examine the constitutionality of the Electoral Amendment Bill which will …Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Court to study use of minors in tobacco sale casesA District Court judge has asked the High Court to consider whether the use of minors by the Health Service Executive to detect…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Sligo hospice not admitting in-patientsThe North-West Hospice in Sligo has not been admitting in-patients since the beginning of the year, but reports that the facility…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Former brother is guilty of assaultA former Marist brother was yesterday found guilty of 180 counts of indecent assaults against six young boys at a Sligo national…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Housing list doubles in SligoThe number of people on the housing list in Sligo has doubled in six years - yet there are many vacant houses in the city which…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Elderly may be forced to pay for transport schemeElderly people living in isolated areas may be forced to pay for a Government-funded transport scheme even though they are legally…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Sligo traffic congestion 'harming' businessTraffic congestion in Sligo is crippling local businesses, according to a new survey which found that gridlock is having an adverse…Wed Dec 29 2004 - 00:00
Herd owner ordered shooting of 65 deer in Sligo after complaintsGardaí are not carrying out an investigation into an overnight deer cull in which some 65 animals were killed on the orders of…Wed Dec 29 2004 - 00:00