Liam Cosgrave tribute paid by former FG TD Gerry Reynolds
Tributes have been paid to former Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, who has died. Former Sligo-Leitrim Fine Gael TD, Gerry Reynolds, remembers a close historical friendship between the Cosgrave and Reynolds families
Pringle’s office among those damaged in latest Donegal flooding
Killybegs and Kilcar have been devastated by overnight flooding, and it’s only this morning that householders and business owners are learning of the exact damage caused. Among the commercial premises damaged, the offices of local…
PODCAST: The Raven Beckons at The Hawkswell
The Raven Beckons takes place in the Hawkswell Theatre Sligo on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th of October. Brendan Tierney and Ingrid McLoughlin called into The Francie Boylan Show for a chat about it. For…
Maze escapee claims prominent Sligo businessmen provided safe houses for him
Dermot McNally was one of the 38 IRA prisoners who broke out of the Maze Prison in 1983, now the subject of new movie, ‘Maze’. He reflects on how he was prepared to murder a…
Sligo man shares his problem of incontinence to give hope to other sufferers
Well known Co Sligo publican, Denis Scanlon of Bunninadden, was suffering with an incontinence problem for three years. However, a surgical procedure, and his encounter with a medical expert, has changed his life. Now he…
Taoiseach slammed for ignoring NW in Atlantic Corridor motorway plan
With the opening last week of the new motorway in Galway, An Taoiseach has spoken of Government plans to develop an Atlantic Corridor along the Western Seaboard. However those behind the campaign to provide a…
Sligo business owners apprehend thieves after chase
There was drama in Wine Street in Sligo yesterday. The proprietor of the Jingle Jangle shop, Elaine, gave chase to two men who had just robbed i-phones from her premises. She was assisted by another…