Praise for Sligo Fire Service, the fastest in the country
Sligo Fire Service is being praised after it was revealed it has the fastest response times in the country. The performance of the Sligo Fire Service was highlighted at a county council meeting yesterday, Monday,…
Famed Sligo-born banker Bill Burke dies in New York
The death has occurred in New York of Sligo native Bill Burke, one of the most prominent bankers in the city for decades and a former grand marshal of the New York St Patrick’s Day…
Local plebiscite on changing spelling on Enniscrone expected in September
The people of the West Sligo coastal village of Enniscrone may be going to the polls on September 20th. That’s the date Sligo councillors set yesterday for a local plebiscite to be held on changing…
Works to dismantle unsafe building on Sligo High Street within a month
It’s expected that works to dismantle the front of a dangerous building in the centre of Sligo town will take place in the next three to four weeks. The three-storey building, on High Street, is…
Farmers hit out at new rules on cattle movement
The Deputy President of ICMSA says that changes to ‘Farm-to-Farm’ livestock movement requirements are both unnecessary and unfair and will simply increase paperwork The Department intends to change the procedure for issuing cattle movement certs.…
Rural Ireland the theme of MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher
The situation for rural Ireland is not improving. That was the theme of one of the speakers at the Sean MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher over the weekend. The future of Rural Ireland was the…
Pope visit to cost €20 million
A major security operation will be in place for the Pope’s trip to Ireland in August, costing up to 20 million euro. It’s been confirmed he’ll visit Knock Shrine in Mayo, the Capuchin Day centre…
