Bishop encourages lay people to have a bigger role in Church teachings
A new initiative being developed in the Diocese of Elphin aims to increase the involvement of lay parishioners in the teaching of the Catholic faith. Today the Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran has announced that the Diocese will shortly begin taking applications for the role of Volunteer Catechist. This will…
Work to start on new Ballymote Health Centre on Monday
Work is to start on Monday on the site of a new primary care centre in Ballymote in South Sligo. The centre is one of 14 in the country for which a total of €70 million in European Central Bank funding was announced this morning. The new centre at Ballymote,…
Aoife McDermott selected on Irish team for Euros
Sligo’s Aoife McDermott will be part of the Irish senior women’s squad for the European Championships for Small Countries next month. It is the first time an Irish women’s team will be entered into European competition for six years, and Riverstown native McDermott will be a key player in…
Emma Hansberry in Irish squad for crucial qualifiers
Sligo’s Emma Hansberry has retained her place in the Irish senior women’s squad for the crucial European Championship qualifiers against Finland and Montenegro early next month. The midfielder was an integral part of the Wexford Youths team that claimed the Women’s National League title last Sunday with a play-off…
Drumcliffe parish facing €10,000 bill after break-in at church
A North Sligo parish community is now facing a bill of up to €10,000 following a break-in to their church. It occurred at Drumcliffe Church, beside which the Nobel winning poet William Butler Yeats is buried. The thieves stole a security system, which had only recently been installed. Archdeacon Isaac…
Obituaries, Thursday May 26th, 10am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Agnes McDonagh, Sligo Elizabeth Coyle, Ballinasloe Padraic Kivlehan, Sligo Mary McCafferty, Ballintra Mary Gallagher, Ballyshannon Andrew Calpin, Templeboy Sean O‘Connor, Ballisodare Agnes ‘Aggie’ McDonagh, Cornageeha, Sligo, and formerly of Knockbeg, Collooney and McDonagh’s Shop, Teeling Steet, Sligo. Peacefully…
Ballymote and Boyle included in Euro bank health centre funding
Funding has been announced for new primary care centres, including centres in Ballymote, Co Sligo, and Boyle in North Roscommon. Independent Midlands North West MEP Marian Harkin says the announcement follows a new €70 million loan from the European Investment Bank. The centres will provide GP surgeries, occupational therapy, social…