The Church was our guiding light – Creeslough priest reflects on aftermath of explosion
Creeslough curate, Fr John Joe Duffy, opened his heart to the congregation at the novena at Knock Shrine last evening when he spoke about the explosion in the village which killed ten people. Fr Duffy said all involved in the aftermath were afraid of their own limited abilities, but he…
Remembering the Omagh bombing 25 years on
A look back at local reaction to the Omagh bombing on the day of its 25th anniversary. While Michael Gallagher, father of Aiden, one of the 29 victims, offers his thoughts, and of happy memories at the family holiday home in North Sligo
Teachers call on Minister to make job more attractive
A former vice-Principal says a number of variables are deterring people away from the teaching profession. Currently, there are at least 416 vacant teaching jobs in secondary schools across the country. Teachers are calling on the Minister for Education Norma Foley to overhaul the profession to attract more people into…
Sligo University Hospital joint-third most overcrowded in the country
There were 73 people on trolleys in the North West’s two main hospitals this morning. Sligo University Hospital had 37 people waiting for a bed this morning, making it the joint third most overcrowded facility in the country, alongside University Hospital Galway. The remaining 36 people waiting were in Letterkenny…
Sligo man Allan Mulrooney appointed as Western Development Commission CEO
A Sligo man has been named as the new Chief Executive of the Western Development Commission. Allan Mulrooney will begin the position next month. Mr Mulrooney had been acting as interim CEO since December 2022, following his predecessor, Tomás Ó Síocháin, moving on to become CEO of Údarás na Gaeltachta.…
Calls for review on stationing of frontline Gardaí
Both the Justice Minister and the Garda Commissioner have been called on to review where frontline Gardaí are stationed particularly in rural areas. Latest figures show that Sligo-Leitrim had the fourth highest number of Gardaí per 100,000 with 269 in total. Cathaoirleach of the Sligo-Drumcliff Municipal District Thomas Walsh has…
Action needed to counteract rising rents in the North West
There’s calls for emergency action in the wake of rents continuing to skyrocket in the North West. Last week’s Daft.ie report revealed that rents increased by 16% in Sligo, and 20% in Leitrim in the last 12 months. Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny is urging the Government to…