Cancer centre in Galway for west and north west included in National Development Plan
It has been announced that the provision of a new, fit-for-purpose cancer centre in Galway, and an improved cancer-care network, for the west and north west of Ireland has been included in the National Development Plan for 2021 to 2030. The Centre is to care for patients in the entire…
Historic weekend for IT Sligo starts this Friday
History will be made on Friday when the governing body of the new Atlantic Technological University meets for the first time. The inaugural meeting follows the granting last year of Technological University status to a consortium comprising Galway-Mayo, Sligo, and Letterkenny Institutes of Technology. The Governing body of the new…
Residents angry at traffic diversions along narrow Calry Road
Residents living along the Calry Road in Sligo have expressed their anger and frustration at the huge volumes of traffic being diverted along the road, as a result of roadworks taking place on the N16 Sligo-Manorhamilton Road. Josephine Mannion says there was traffic mayhem along the road yesterday with articulated…
Sligo Rovers announce partnership with Westport United
Sligo Rovers have announced a new partnership with Westport United F.C. There has been strong links between the two clubs in recent years with Cillian Heaney and Conor Walsh, both former Westport United players progressing through Rovers’ underage structures and on to the First Team squad. Many supporters from Westport…
34 patients waiting for beds in Sligo University Hospital
Thirty-four patients are waiting for beds in Sligo University Hospital today. Twenty-two of these are in the emergency department. Nineteen are waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital, 13 of whom are in wards and elsewhere. The worst-hit hospital in the country today is University Hospital Limerick, where 86 patients are waiting…
Pupils upset as playground equipment set on fire at Scoil Ursula
Vandals set alight playground equipment at Scoil Ursula national school in Sligo at the weekend, damaged the school polytunnel and goalposts. Pupils Abbey and Daithi Joyce have spoken of their upset at what happened, while teacher Clara Ryan reflects on the fact it’s the second time such an incident has…
Flynn selected for Bob Docherty Cup
Former Kilglass Enniscrone United and current Sligo Rovers Under 17 defender Keeva Flynn has been selected on the Republic of Ireland School’s Under 15 team ahead of the upcoming Bob Docherty Cup. The Bob Docherty Cup is an annual international football tournament contested by the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland,…