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The Pope has appointed a former Sligo priest as Bishop of Kerry. Fr. Raymond Browne takes over the top position in the Kerry diocese after the the resignation of Bishop William Murphy. Pope Francis made the appointment today, Thursday. A native of Chapel Street, Athlone, the new bishop is aged 56. He attended Summerhill College [...]
SEARCH: A number of Gardai on their way back to their vehicles after a Drugs Raid at Ard Na Mara, Cartron on Friday 19th April. Gardai, including members of the armed regional response unit, carried out searches of houses and their surroundings in Sligo town and Tubbercurry in the past week. The search in Sligo [...]
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 [...]
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
The Bishop of Elphin Christy Jones has said he was greatly heartened by the findings of a review into the diocese’s safeguards against clerical child abuse. The Review of Safeguarding Practice, published yesterday, Wednesday, gave the diocese an almost completely clean bill of health of how it dealt with allegations since 1975. Tweet
The advice comes from a cardiologist at Sligo Regional Hospital who is urging people to exercise and to take part in the An Post Tour of Sligo on the May Bank Holiday weekend. This year the nominated charity is the Friends of Sligo Regional Hospital who are fundraising on behalf of the Cardiac Department during [...]
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 [...]
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Pope appoints former Sligo priest as bishop
The Pope has appointed a former Sligo priest as Bishop of Kerry. Fr. Raymond Browne takes over the top position in the Kerry diocese after the the resignation of Bishop William Murphy. Pope Francis made the appointment today, Thursday. A native of Chapel Street, Athlone, the new bishop is aged 56. He attended Summerhill College [...]
Garda searches in Sligo Town and Tubbercurry
SEARCH: A number of Gardai on their way back to their vehicles after a Drugs Raid at Ard Na Mara, Cartron on Friday 19th April. Gardai, including members of the armed regional response unit, carried out searches of houses and their surroundings in Sligo town and Tubbercurry in the past week. The search in Sligo [...]
McHugh’s helping Irish Cancer Society
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
Posthumous honour for student Luke.
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 [...]
