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A large crowd gathered in Gurteen yesterday evening for the closure of the post office in the village. The plan to close the post office had been met with fierce resistance from the community, which had a strong local campaign to retain the service. However despite this campaign, at close…

The importance of industry and manufacturing for employment in the north west has been highlighted in a new report from the Western Development Commission. 56% of Sligo’s total industry employment is in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical technology sector, the second highest in the country. Meanwhile, there’s been more than…

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a robbery that took place in a shop in Sligo town last October. It occurred at the Centra store on Knappagh Road, across the street from Sligo Bus Station. Sligo gardai arrested a man on Wednesday. He was later charged…

A 32-year-old man who admitted dangerous driving causing the deaths of three Donegal women in a road crash on the N2 in Co Louth has been sentenced to six years in jail, with two years suspended. Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court heard yesterday that Jason Rowntree, of Plantation House, Kingscourt, Co…