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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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
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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 [...]
