McHugh & McGowan step away from Roscommon
Donegal’s Mark McHugh and Sligo’s Gerry McGowan have both stepped away from their roles in the Roscommon senior football management team for the 2024 season. The Roscommon Herald reports that Kilcar native McHugh, who was one of Davy Burke’s first recruits when he took over the manager’s job last year,…
Road reopens following accident in Rathcormac
Five people have been taken to Sligo University Hospital following a crash in Rathcormac this morning. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the two-vehicle road traffic collision on the N15. It happened at around 11.15am. The five people were to taken to hospital for treatment of non life…
Cllr MacSharry calls on council to row back on decision not to introduce free parking
Sligo County Council is being urged to immediately row back on its decision not to introduce free parking in the run up to Christmas in Sligo town. The initiative had been in place for the festive season last year and post pandemic but in other years, it…
Like a free bar at a wedding – Sligo BID opposed to free car parking for Christmas
A great idea, but people abuse it, like a free bar at a wedding – Finbarr Filan of Sligo BID outlines why they believe the decision NOT to provide free car parking in Sligo Town this Christmas is a sensible one, considering the abuse of the system in previous years…
Increasing number of people in the north west turning to St. Vincent De Paul
A North West spokesperson for The St. Vincent De Paul movement says an increasing number of people are accessing their services across the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Nationally it’s being reported that almost 200 hundred thousand people have been in touch with The charity this year alone…
Ballymote Tubbercurry Fine Gael convention taking place this evening
The Ballymote-Tubbercurry Fine Gael selection convention takes place later tonight. It gets underway at 8.30pm in Cawley’s Hotel in Tubbercurry. Three sitting Councillors, Martin Connolly, Gerard Mullaney and Dara Mulvey will be seeking nominations along with Patrick Cleary. A native of West Sligo, Patrick Cleary has been outlining his reasons…
Calls for water pipes in Carney to be replaced
Sligo County Council have been asked to write to Irish Water regarding the replacement of pipes in Carney. There were reports of discolouration in the water in recent weeks, with the pipes in Finnid that serve the area believed to be long overdue an upgrade. Irish Water had previously stated…