There’s the easy way, the hard way and the Sligo Rovers way. All the Bit O’ Red had to do was beat St Patrick’s Athletic in front of the largest crowd in the Showgrounds in two decades.
A flood on the road is believed to have been a contributing factor in a crash on the main N15 Sligo-Bundoran road on Wednesday morning in which a woman was seriously injured.
It has emerged that a planned half a million euro refurbishment plan for O’Connell Street in Sligo will not be able to go ahead because Sligo County Council does not have the money to replace water mains in the street.
Leaving Certificate Students of the Jesus & Mary Secondary School, Enniscrone, recently attended the Higher Options 2012 Career event in the RDS in Dublin.
Opera fans in Sligo will be able to see superstar soprano anna Netrebko in concert as part of the Gaiety Cinema’s Metropolitan Opera in HD performance on Saturday, October 13.
Athletics pundit Ray Flynn shares the concerns of a parent and coach who bemoans the fact that kids of today lack the basics of movement.
Under pressure gardai in Sligo have been threatened with prosecution over “leaks” to the press in the on-going investigation into the murder of “gentle soul” Eugene Gillespie, the Sligo Weekender can reveal.
Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning, sponsored by Bewleys, celebrated its 20th anniversary on Thursday, September 20 with coffees and teas being served all around the country to raise funds for local hospice care services.
Rovers manager Ian Baraclough expects close encounters in the remaining five games.
A Sligo man who was shot in the legs a number of times during the murder of Real IRA leader Alan Ryan has been released from hospital.
Thursday, May 23, 11:01 pm
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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.
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 [...]
