Dangerous sea conditions forecast for North West coast
Marine weather warnings have been issued for the north west coast for today and tomorrow. Force 8 gales and tidal surges are forecasted as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto reach Ireland. Met Eireann is warning that combined with exceptional Spring tides this will mean dangerous sea conditions along…
Valley Rovers withdraw from Sligo-Leitrim league
Valley Rovers FC have announced they are withdrawing from the men’s Sligo-Leitrim junior soccer league for the season ahead because of a shortage of players. The club, which has provided football for players from the Geevagh, Highwood and Ballyfarnon areas, has been in operation since 2011 – and had been…
Motorists advised of Donegal roadworks
Motorists in Donegal are being warned of roadworks which begin on Wednesday morning. Resurfacing works on the R230 Glengesh road outside Ardara will take place during business hours from Wednesday, August 21st and Friday, August 23rd. Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to seek alternative routes…
Donegal & Sligo roses set to take to the stage tonight
Both the Sligo and Donegal roses take to the stage in the Dome later. Its night two of the Rose of Tralee tonight, with Donegal Rose Niamh Shevlin due to be interviewed first while later in evening, Sligo Rose Megan McCormack is due on stage with Dáithí Ó Sé…
Details confirmed for Mona McSharry’s homecoming
Mona McSharry will be officially welcomed home from the Paris Olympic Games next week. Two events will take place for the Bronze medallist, one in her native Grange and another in Ballyshannon, where she honed her craft as a swimmer before relocating to the USA. McSharry will be welcomed back…
Sligo’s Pal Gilmartin to undertake Warrior’s Run twice this Saturday
Sligo’s famous Warrior’s Run takes place this Saturday in Strandhill. The gruelling 15k run, which brings competitors up and down Knocknarea Mountain, and gets underway at 2.30pm. Normally, running up and down a mountain once would be a difficult enough task in itself, but one Sligo man has decided to…
Wilson Waweru wins League of Ireland July Player of the Month award
Sligo Rovers striker Wilson Waweru has won the SSE Airtricity and Soccer Writers Ireland League of Ireland Player of the Month award for July. It’s been a fantastic few weeks for the Rovers striker, who scored five goals across the month, including a hat trick in the FAI Cup against…