Carew says Sligo ‘well aware’ of the threat that New York pose
Sligo boss Niall Carew says that preparations have been going well for this weekend’s championship opener against New York, despite the loss of a number of players. Attacker Niall Murphy has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch, Kevin McDonnell and Luke Nicholson will miss out because…
Obituaries, Wednesday, May 3rd, 5pm
Mary Bridget Murren, Sligo Sr. Ellen Woods, Aughamore Seamus Doherty, Kilcar Brígid Kelly, Teelan John Keeney, Killybegs Kathleen Brehony, Sligo Howard Moore, Ballintra Mary Bridget (Bridie) Murren, (nee Mc Loughlin ), White Strand, 2nd Sea Road, Sligo, and formerly of Knappagh Road, Sligo. Peacefully at Sligo University Hospital. Reposing at…
Cancer campaigners criticised for ‘throwing in the towel’
Cancer campaigners criticised for ‘throwing in the towel’
Sligo landowner tells of dog attack on sheep
Dog attacks on sheep are usually something one associates with lambing time, earlier in the year. But recently there have been attacks on sheep in areas of Sligo and Leitrim. Last week in the Rosses Point area outside Sligo, several lambs and a ram were killed by a black and…
Record numbers on trolleys but situation improving at Sligo hospital
A record number of over 2,600 people were left waiting on trolleys in hospitals in the North West between January and April this year, according to figures released today. However, Sligo University Hospital saw a drop from last year’s record figure of over 1,100. The numbers, which were published by…
Call for review of Remote Area School Transport Grant
A Leitrim councillor is calling on the Department of Education to conduct a review of the Remote Area Grant. The grant provides families in rural areas with financial support for school transport. Councillor Padraig Fallon says the financial costs of bringing children to school is crippling families in remote areas…
Friday is deadline to apply for school transport
This Friday is the deadline for receipt of applications for the school transport scheme. It provides transport to pupils who live 3.2 kilometres from primary school and 4.8 kilometres from post-priamry school. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says a recurring problem with the scheme is that pupils who are…