Friends and colleagues form Guard of Honour for the late Jimmy Loughlin
Friends and colleagues of the late Jimmy Loughlin formed a guard of honour at his funeral today. The 20 year old from Kilross was found dead at his rented house on Connolly Street on Saturday…
Meat shop in Ballymote to close
Another business in a rural town is to close. This time it’s Gallagher Meats in Ballymote, in South Sligo. It has been in business for the past nine years. As well as meats, it also…
More than €1.5m in LIS money for roads in Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo
Almost €1.5m has been announced in Local Improvement Scheme allocations for roads in the north west. The money will go toward work on small, private roads and laneways in rural areas which are used by…
Coroners Court in Sligo returns verdict of accidental death in kayaking case
A Coroners Court in Sligo today returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of a kayaker who got into difficulty at Aughris Head last year. Paddy McCarrick of Garavogue Villas in Sligo was…
Fundraiser for Elaine O’Halloran postponed until next week
A fundraiser in aid of a Strandhill woman who narrowly escaped death in a horrific car-crash in Florida last year has been postponed due to the weather. The Draft House in Strandhill was due to…
Funeral of Jimmy Loughlin to take place in Co Sligo this afternoon
The funeral of Jimmy Loughlin from Kilross in county Sligo who died in tragic circumstances at the weekend is to take place this afternoon. A 31 year old Sligo man appeared in court on Monday…
Beast from the East hits East coast, but Northwest again escapes the worst of bad weather overnight
Met Eireann has issued a Status Red Snow-Ice Alert for the east of the country. It came into effect at 5 this morning for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath and will remain in effect…
