Ballymote Golf Club closes down
Ballymote Golf Club has closed for good. The club is understood to have had just 37 members and is deemed no longer viable. A local campaign to retain the facilty in recent months gained little traction. The golf club was first established in 1930, but the land is now up…
Primary care centres in Grange and Drumcliffe include in HSE capital plan
The health minister has given an update on the progress of a number proposed primary care centres in Sligo. The centres provide a range of health services at local level, one of the best examples being the centre in Ballymote, in South Sligo, which Minister Simon Harris officially opened last…
Sligo company behind installation of new pitch at the Aviva
A Sligo company has installed the new pitch surface at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. SIS Pitches, which was founded by Sligo Man George Mullan, installed their patented hybrid surface over a 4 day period. The first game due to be played on it is this coming Saturday, the 10th…
The Final Whistle podcast 08/08/2019
Sligo GAA Chairperson Brendan Leonard explains the rationale behind the re-appointment of Paul Taylor as the county’s senior gaelic football manager for 2020. Also on the podcast this week, Gary McCormack, manager of non-league Glebe North, joins us ahead of Friday’s night’s FAI Cup tie against Liam Buckley’s Sligo Rovers.…
Sligo member of FG Northern Ireland Group says Irish government’s role now more important than ever
The Sligoman who is the founder of the first Young Fine Gael branch at Queen’s University in Belfast says the Irish government’s role in Northern Ireland is now more important than ever. Jude Perry, the son of former minister and Sligo TD John Perry, says with a ‘no deal’ Brexit…
Trees down on roads in Sligo, Leitrim; heavy rain, with possible flooding, over weekend
A countrywide weather warning has now ended – but there’s some more bad conditions expected this weekend. A status yellow alert was lifted at seven o’clock this morning after heavy downpours overnight. Up to 40 millimetres fell in some places. A tree has been partially blocking the road on the…
Lifford greyhound track to close next week
Lifford Greyhound Stadium in Donegal will close down following its meeting on Saturday, August 17th. It’s understood that 25 full-time and part-time jobs will be affected. Track officials have cited the lack of support from the Irish Greyhound Board as the main factor in its decision to close down. The…