Part of Sligo to Geevagh road is closed after truck goes off R284
A vehicle has gone off the R284 road again between Sooey and Geevagh in east County Sligo. This time it’s an articulated truck. The section of the road between Conway’s Cross and Geevagh is closed,…
New Abtran centre creating 350 new jobs expected to open in August
A new Centre creating 350 new jobs for Sligo and the North West is expected to be open by the end of August. Abtran an outsourcing company based in Cork but with over 2000 employees…
Abtran to create 350 new jobs in Sligo
Irish outsourcing firm Abtran has said it will create 350 new jobs in Sligo. Abtran already employs over 2,000 people in Cork, Dublin and Kildare as well as in southern India. The company said it…
Moves to make film on Ballyshannon’s Rory Gallagher
There are moves to make a film on the life and music of the late Rory Gallagher. The world-famous blues and rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer was born in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal, in 1948 and…
Sligo Town to get free public Wifi next month
Sligo Town is to get free public Wifi next month. It’s a private venture by Magnet Networks in collaboration with local businesses. The Wifi will be available in all the main shopping streets in the…
185% year on year increase on those waiting on trolleys in May at Sligo Hospital
There’s been a 185 per cent rise in the numbers waiting for admission to hospital on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital in May this year compared to the same month in 2017. The Irish Nurses…
Gardai investigating alleged sexual assault at Cowboys and Heroes Festival
Gardai are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a woman at the Cowboys and Heroes Country Music Festival in Co Leitrim over the weekend. The woman was staying in the camping site at the festival…
