FINALISTS: Scoil Chriost Ri Enniscrone, teacher Deirdre O’Connor, Sinead Tuffy, Tyler O’Connor and Eimear Tuffy pictured with Sligo Rover’s Jake Dykes and Jack Selby at Our World Irish Aid Awards Regional Final at The Model in Sligo. Photo by James Connolly/PicSell8 Students from a primary school in West Sligo were among three groups selected [...]
OVERGROWN: Looking south from Tubbercurry you can see how the rail lines are overgrown, but largely intact. Other sections of the track are not so well preserved. Photos by Robert Cullen. CLOSED OFF: Large gates prevent people from accessing the railway line in Tubbercurry. The Western Rail Corridor proposes opening this line the entire way [...]
Sligo Weekender Social Media and Events Manager Laura Comiskey (left) presents a cheque to Maeve Butler, Community Relations Co-ordinator of the North West Hospice. The funds were raised from a raffle at the interval at the Nathan Carter concert on the 8th of May at the Sligo Park Hotel. In total €365.50 was raised for [...]
ON AIR: Fr. Alan Conway of Sligo being interviewed last month at the Spirit Radio studios in Newbraska about Fr. Flanagan’s time in Ireland. Following the recent revelation that The Bishop of Elphin is seeking to have a Sligo Boys Town set up in the old Summerhill College building, it has now emerged that the [...]
Gardai are warning motorists not to leave their cars unlocked any time they are unattended, following a number of thefts of cash and other items from unlocked parked cars in Sligo town and surrounding areas. The thefts have occurred in Oakfield Road, Old Circular Road, Drumcliffe and Carrowmore in the last few days. People are [...]
Thousands of signatories in Sligo and Leitrim have pledged not to vote for candidates at the next general election who vote in favour of abortion legislation. The petition of 2,300 signatures was compiled by the campaign group Unite For Life Sligo-Leitrim who presented copies of the petition to local councillors, to senators and to deputies [...]
Sligo’s Barry O’Mahony, the Mervue United and IT Carlow midfielder, has been named in the Colleges and Universities Sports Association of Ireland men’s soccer squad for the forthcoming World University Games. Former Sligo Rovers player O’Mahony, sent off for Mervue United in their EA SPORTS Cup tie against the Bit O’Red at The Showgrounds last [...]
A superb second-half comeback from St Mary’s denied plucky Calry-St Joseph’s possible silverware in last Thursday’s Sligo Minor A League decider at the IT Sligo GAA pitch in Ballinode. Despite being eight points down at one stage, an understrength St Mary’s, without six key players, emerged winners by 11 points, 3-17 to 3-6, with three [...]
Sligo’s Senior Gaelic footballers, last year’s beaten provincial finalists, will be hoping to avoid an embarrassing setback in London in the GAA Football Connacht Senior Championship quarter-final against the Exiles at Ruislip this weekend. Kevin Walsh’s charges are away to London this Sunday throw-in 2.30pm for a tie that the county has never lost in [...]
Sligo Rovers extended their string of league victories to seven with a comfortable if not resounding 2-0 defeat of second-from-bottom Shelbourne in the Showgrounds on Saturday night last, April 6. The Bit O’ Red have had a dream start to the defence of their title, but with Derry City hot on their heels, Ian Baraclough [...]
Sligo-born Dr. Mark Wehrly, who holds a PhD from the National University of Ireland Maynooth, will address the Sligo Field Club at the IT Sligo Education Centre on Friday Feb 22. Tweet
Sligo Rovers fan David Goulden reflects on another good weekend for his team as they prepare for the start of the title defence Tweet
SPECTACLE: Sligo Fun Company have been nominated for their production of “Cats”. Sligo Fun Company has received two national nominations for their superb musical production of “Cats”. They were nominated for two awards at the Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) awards, the shortlists for which were announced earlier this week. The Sligo theatre group [...]
Nathan Carter with special guest Laura May Lenehan will play the Sligo Park Hotel on the 8th of May and ahead of this concert we met up with him to ask him some of the questions you submitted to our Facebook page!! Check out if your question appears!! Tweet
Boyle native Jarlath Tivnan will perform alongside some well known Irish screen and stage actors in Andrew Flynn’s “A Skull In Connemara” which visits the Hawk’s Well Theatre next Monday and Tuesday nights, February 25 and 26. Tweet
The genuine article was how Westlife’s Kian Egan described fellow Sligonian Danielle Ward, who made it through the final blind auditions on Sunday night’s The Voice Of Ireland. Tweet
North Sligo singer Danielle Ward will be looking to get one of the final spots on the RTE talent show The Voice, when she appears on our screens this Sunday night. Tweet
And Boyle star could win Irish film award too for his Sky comedy series set in his home tow. And Boyle star could win Irish film award too. Tweet
DAFFODIL: The staff at McHugh’s get into the Daffodil Day spirit. McHugh’s bar in Sligo town have continued their ongoing charitable work to help the Irish Cancer Society. Tweet
PASSING: IT Sligo student Luke Savage, who died in June 2012.Third level students across the Republic have paid a poignant national tribute to Luke Savage, an inspirational IT Sligo student who died last year. He has been posthumously named as winner of the award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Life at the inaugural USI Student [...]
CLASSICAL: Guitarist Redmond O’Toole. Con Brio, the Sligo Music Association, presents Redmond O’Toole, master of the eight-string guitar, in Markree Castle on May 16 at 8.30 pm for a concert which will feature pieces by Scarlatti, Giuliani, Bach and Tarrega. A pre-concert dinner is available at a special rate. Please phone Markree Castle at 071-9167800 [...]
The Big Move from The CRIB Citizenship Group This year’s Group award goes to a group of young people from Sligo town. These 15 to 17 year olds met at the Crib Youth and Health café on Rockwood parade. As a result they discussed difficulties young people faced in their lives one issue this group [...]
Danielle Beukes This award goes to a young lady from North Sligo. She attends Grange Post Primary. She joined the school two years ago and is now in her leaving certificate year. It can be difficult for a student to break in to a new class after they have been together for three years. However [...]
Shane Sweeney This award goes to a young Sligo man who attends Ballinode College here in Sligo. He is described as a very hard worker, and has made a huge contribution to the recycling project run for the past number of years in his school. All of waste paper, plastics and cardboard around the school [...]
Mayor David Cawley led a council delegation that also included three former mayors to meet with deputy County Manager Tom Kilfeather and Bartley Gavin who was deputising for Director of Services Paula Gallagher on Friday. Afterwards the mayor said it was a constructive and frank meeting but a resolution has yet to be found. Officials [...]
The HSE is to take over the running of Cregg House on July 1. The facility for people with special needs at Ballincar was opened by the Sisters of La Sagesse (now known as the Daughters of Wisdom) in 1955. However, the nuns announced in June that they could no longer continue operating it due [...]
Sligo County Council Cathaoirleach Veronica Cawley has accused the Troika of acting like loan sharks. The Independent Labour councillor made her remarks during a discussion on the household tax and how it might benefit Sligo County Council at last week’s meeting. Tweet
FIELD CLUB: Field Club members from left; Conor Mc Hale, Don O’Connor, Pat O’Brien, Dermot O’Hara and Michael O’Gara. Who were the historic families of Sligo? What did they call themselves? Why would a man be named Fearganeagla? What were their occupations? Who lived in your locality? More than anything, how did they lose their [...]
Miracle man who died four times revisits the scene of his shocking accident. A young man who died four times and was told he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, walked back into Sligo Regional Hospital last weekend to say thanks to the medics who revived him. Matthew Hawksley was enjoying [...]
Almost eight-in-ten Sligo households have paid the controversial Household Charge, representing a 16% increase in compliance since July 2012. And Sligo has the sixth highest rate of compliance in the country. Tweet
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Sligo Rovers draw 0-0 with Limerick FC in Thomond Park. Derry City are currently drawing 0-0 with Cork City... http://t.co/R65sM4SIcU - posted on 24/05/2013 20:06:54Gardai warn of thefts from cars http://t.co/HnElEGJqqo - posted on 24/05/2013 16:10:28Sligo Weekender presents cheque to North West Hospice http://t.co/yrdEAVjRps - posted on 24/05/2013 16:02:57And the winner of our first set of weekend passes for the Westport House Festival is.................... BARRY... http://t.co/xmpHBt79da - posted on 24/05/2013 15:21:32SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will announce the winner of 2 tickets to the Westport House... http://t.co/XKyuQ1iVm2 - posted on 24/05/2013 14:11:24
Sligo school heading for Croker awards
FINALISTS: Scoil Chriost Ri Enniscrone, teacher Deirdre O’Connor, Sinead Tuffy, Tyler O’Connor and Eimear Tuffy pictured with Sligo Rover’s Jake Dykes and Jack Selby at Our World Irish Aid Awards Regional Final at The Model in Sligo. Photo by James Connolly/PicSell8 Students from a primary school in West Sligo were among three groups selected [...]
Fight for future of Western Rail Corridor gets heated
OVERGROWN: Looking south from Tubbercurry you can see how the rail lines are overgrown, but largely intact. Other sections of the track are not so well preserved. Photos by Robert Cullen. CLOSED OFF: Large gates prevent people from accessing the railway line in Tubbercurry. The Western Rail Corridor proposes opening this line the entire way [...]
Sligo Weekender presents cheque to North West Hospice
Sligo Weekender Social Media and Events Manager Laura Comiskey (left) presents a cheque to Maeve Butler, Community Relations Co-ordinator of the North West Hospice. The funds were raised from a raffle at the interval at the Nathan Carter concert on the 8th of May at the Sligo Park Hotel. In total €365.50 was raised for [...]
Boys Town bosses to meet Sligo campaign
ON AIR: Fr. Alan Conway of Sligo being interviewed last month at the Spirit Radio studios in Newbraska about Fr. Flanagan’s time in Ireland. Following the recent revelation that The Bishop of Elphin is seeking to have a Sligo Boys Town set up in the old Summerhill College building, it has now emerged that the [...]
