Donegal TD’s resignation of party whip paves way for motion of no confidence in government
Sinn Fein will meet this morning to decide if they will go ahead or not with a vote of no-confidence in the coalition. Donegal TD Joe McHugh resigned the Fine Gael party whip earlier this week over the mica redress scheme, which caused the government to lose its majority.…
Family of Fr Niall Molloy renew calls for commission of investigation
The family of a murdered priest that was formerly based in St Anne’s Parish in Sligo is renewing its appeal for a commission of investigation into the unsolved crime. This day 37 years ago, Fr Niall Molloy was violently killed in Richard and Theresa Flynn’s mansion in Clara, Co…
Local TD’s are urged to keep fighting for Cath Lab Services in Sligo
Local TDs are under increasing pressure to do what in their gift to reinstate the Cath Lab service at Sligo University Hospital. The mobile unit ceased operations at the hospital last week – it had only been operating two days a week. Sligo Councillors are urging all Local…
Sligo Rovers beat Bala 2-1 in Euro tie
Sligo Rovers will take a 2-1 first leg advantage into the home game of their Europa Conference League first qualifying round tie next week, following Thursday evening’s 2-1 win over Bala Town of Wales at the Park Hall Stadium in Shropshire. The game was played at Park Hall because Bala’s…
John Carty, Bettina Seitz and much more.
Featuring John Carty, one of trad music’s most revered instrumentalists, ahead of his concert, July 16th at The Glens, with multi-intrumentalist, Mike McGoldrick. We look at What’s On at South Sligo Summer School and Cairde Arts Festival and we speak with artist, Bettina Seitz, who is Sligo artist for 2022…
Fintan Dewhirst wins European Silver for Ireland
Tir Chonaill Athletic Club’s Fintan Dewhirst has won silver for Ireland in the 400 metres hurdles at the European under-18 Athletics Championships in Jerusalem. The St Columba’s Comprehensive School Glenties pupil ran a new personal best of 51.65 seconds to finish second behind Norway’s Bastian Elnan Aurstad. Warholm-esque! Bastian Elnan…
The superstition surrounding the Garavogue Fairy Fort deaths
The story of the deaths of three young men from Sligo Town in 1954 and its possible connection to work on The Fairy Fort at Garavogue in Sligo Town was outlined on North West Today this morning. The Fort is a neolithic passage tomb, and any interference with such sites…