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.
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.
Calls by the local community to Connacht Gold to review reported plans to close their store at achonry have been backed by Sligo County Council.
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.
A Ballisodare resident has been convicted and fined €200 after gardai found a “stun gun” in his home during a drugs search. John Kennedy, 15 Youngs Bay, Ballisodare had pleaded through his solicitor Gerry McGovern that he did not know that having the weapon was illegal, at the district court.
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.
THE closing date for the group exhibition “Up The Walls” in The Model has been extended by a week to Sunday, October 7
Sligo Fire Services attended to two vehicle fires at the weekend.
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We are still getting positive feedback to the feature in last week's paper on the new Sligo Leader tourism bus... http://t.co/RH95PKb2oV - posted on 20/05/2013 18:07:34Congrats to everyone involved with the Sligo Junior Team on becoming Connacht Champions once again yesterday!... http://t.co/QrBPnkUncQ - posted on 20/05/2013 13:00:33Sligo Rovers have confirmed that tonight's match against Dundalk is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch in the Showgrounds. - posted on 18/05/2013 17:38:35A waterlogged Showgrounds pitch. So much for summer soccer! http://t.co/ERDJ11HpLl - posted on 18/05/2013 17:36:45http://t.co/S7a0W1C0Nw - posted on 17/05/2013 16:28:12
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 [...]
