Leitrim win U16 Fr Manning Cup
Leitrim under-16 gaelic footballers secured the Fr Manning Cup for 2024 on Saturday with a 2-12 to 2-9 win against Galway City/West, at Glennon Bros Pearse Park in Longford. The winners reached the final earlier this month with a one-point semi-final win over Kerry South. In Saturday’s final, goals from…
Free schoolbooks scheme expansion to benefit north west students
Students across the North West are set to benefit from the expansion of the Free Schoolbooks scheme. It’s been confirmed that students up as far as the Junior Cert Cycle will now be eligible to receive free books upon returning to school. Nationwide, 775,000 students in primary, secondary and special…
New funding announced for north Leitrim primary school
Funding has been awarded to Drumlease National School in Dromahair, for an extension. The extension to the school comprises of new mainstream classroom, a special education classroom and a special education tuition room. Sligo-Leitrim Fine Gael TD Frank Feighan welcomed the announcement which was granted under the additional…
Friday’s GAA/LGFA club championship results
Friday, Aug 16th, 2024 CLUB RESULTS – LEITRIM Women’s Gotham Dry WallSFC Glencar/Manorhamilton (holders) 3-16 St Mary’s 1-6 Men’s Connacht Gold SFC – Round 3 Gortletteragh 0-3 St Mary’s 2-14 Fenagh/St Caillin’s 1-25 Annaduff 1-7 Smith Monumentals IFC Ballinaglera 0-10 Drumkeerin 1-11 Kiltubrid 2-13 Aughavas 0-8 CLUB RESULTS –…
Sligo park receives funding along with top 10 ranking
Sligo’s Hazelwood Park has been ranked number 7 in the top 10 Coillte Parks in the country. The park which had just over 350,000 visitors in 2024 has received funding of over €98,000. The funding granted from the outdoor recreation plan is to be divided amongst a number…
Calls to repair Ballymote cemetery wall before it collapses
Sligo County Council are being called upon to address the condition of the boundary wall in the old cemetery in Ballymote. The current state of the wall has been previously highlighted, with fears that sections of it has the potential to collapse. Ballymote-Tubbercurry Fine Gael Cllr Dara Mulvey…
Motorists advised of Mountcharles roadworks
Motorists in Mouncharles are being warned of roadworks which begin on Monday. Resurfacing works on the Main Street area will be carried out on Monday morning until Wednesday between the hours of 8am and 6pm. Motorists are advised to seek alternative routes during the course of the works.