Bishop encourages lay people to have a bigger role in Church teachings
A new initiative being developed in the Diocese of Elphin aims to increase the involvement of lay parishioners in the teaching of the Catholic faith. Today the Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran has announced that…
Work to start on new Ballymote Health Centre on Monday
Work is to start on Monday on the site of a new primary care centre in Ballymote in South Sligo. The centre is one of 14 in the country for which a total of €70…
Drumcliffe parish facing €10,000 bill after break-in at church
A North Sligo parish community is now facing a bill of up to €10,000 following a break-in to their church. It occurred at Drumcliffe Church, beside which the Nobel winning poet William Butler Yeats is…
Ballymote and Boyle included in Euro bank health centre funding
Funding has been announced for new primary care centres, including centres in Ballymote, Co Sligo, and Boyle in North Roscommon. Independent Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin says the announcement follows a new €70 million…
Sligo visit impresses royal couple enough to want to return to the north west
The Prince of Wales says that the west and north west made such an impression on him last year that he and his wife had to return. Prince Charles made the comments in a short…
Tesco strike called off
An all-out strike at 70 Tesco stores tomorrow has been called off. Mandate Trade Union has invited management at the company to attend talks at the Workplace Relations Commission. A date has yet to be…
Donegal householders asked to post back uncollected census forms
Householders in Donegal are being urged to return their census form by post if it has not yet been collected. Over 1.7 million forms have been collected so far. A CSO spokesperson says that some…
