Public meeting in support of Palestine taking place this evening
A public meeting will be held in the Glasshouse in Sligo Town this evening as a show of solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine. It gets underway at 8pm, and speakers on the night include people from Palestine who live in Sligo, as well as a number of…
Leitrim protesters disrupt public meeting
The Minister for the Environment, Eamon Ryan, met with protesters from Co Leitrim last evening, who are opposed to the prospect of gold mining taking place in the county. The protesters had gathered outside the Glasshouse Hotel in Sligo, where Minister Ryan was due to address a public meeting.…
Small fire in Glasshouse Hotel contained
Small fire was contained at the Glasshouse Hotel in Sligo. The incident is believed to have occurred in the kitchen of the Hotel yesterday evening but was quickly put out by Sligo Fire Service. In a Facebook post, a spokesperson for the hotel said no one was injured nor was…
Dr.Gallagher calls for full review of forestry model
The current model of industrialised single exotic species of trees is damaging our rural societies. That’s according to Sligo/Leitrim/South Donegal and North Roscommon general election candidate, Green Party candidate Dr. Bláithin Gallagher. Speaking after a Green Party North West meeting in the Glasshouse Hotel in Sligo, Gallagher called for a…
LISTEN BACK: The Final Whistle Live from the West of Ireland golf
Ocean FM’s Final Whistle Show with Darragh Cox on Good Friday, March 30, was broadcast live from the Radisson SAS West of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship at County Sligo Golf Club in Rosses Point, in association with The Glasshouse Hotel. Darragh spoke with club manager David O’Donovan, and golfers Sean…
National Planning Framework public meetings across the region this weekend
People in Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan who want to have their say on the future of their areas will have the opportunity to do so this weekend at public consultation meetings on the National Planning Framework. The Framework will set out plans for the next 25 years, particularly how…
Sligo Heritage Office launches new project to train people to record graveyard histories
A new project to train people how to record the wealth of history and information in their local graveyards is to be launched by the heritage office of Sligo County Council. Four graveyards will be selected for surveying and training purposes; the selections will depend on the level of interest…