Leaving Cert: New grading system sees more students try honours
Leaving Cert students in the region have been anxiously opening their brown envelopes at schools around the region today. In the North West almost 3400 pupils sat the exams and got their results today. The…
More Leaving Cert students taking higher level papers
The almost 3400 Leaving Cert students in the North West who are getting their Leaving Cert results this morning are being urged not to compare points required for courses this year to last year. For…
Man wearing balaclava enters Sligo town pub
Gardai are investigating an incident in Sligo last night in which a man wearing a balaclava entered a pub in the town. The incident occurred about 10:45pm when the man came into the premises, looked…
Almost 3,400 students in NW to get Leaving Cert results this morning
Almost 3400 Leaving Cert students in the North West will find out their Leaving Cert results this morning. It’s the first year of a new grading system which aims to move away from the old…
MacSharry calls for four Sligo sewerage schemes to be given go-ahead
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for work on four sewerage schemes in County Sligo to all start immediately now that An Bord Pleanala has overruled an objection in relation to one of them. The four…
Senior ecologist at IT Sligo says ‘Lions Mane’ jellyfish quite common but to be avoided
A senior ecologist at IT Sligo says the presence of ‘Lion’s Mane’ Jelly Fish on beaches in the region is nothing unusual but people should avoid them if possible. Dr. Francis Lucey is the head…
US Democratic Congressman visits ancestral home in Easkey in County Sligo
US Democratic Congressman, Brendan Boyle, is visting his ancestral home of Easkey in County Sligo today. The Congressman from Philadelphia has family connections with Rathlee, where his maternal grandparents once lived. Congressman Boyle also has…
