Preparations underway for Three Day Pilgrimage season at Lough Derg
Preparations are underway to welcome pilgrims for the Three Day Pilgrimage season at Lough Derg. In recent years before the pandemic, over 10,000 pilgrims would make their annual pilgrimage or retreat on Lough Derg during the summer months. It’s getting underway from Wednesday 1st June – 15th August…
Granddaugher of pilot of WW2 plane which crashed on Truskmore in 1943 to visit Sligo
An American WW2 bomber plane crashed on Truskmore Mountain alongside Ben Bulben in December 1943, with three airmen killed. The granddaughter of the pilot of the plane, Amy Kehr Mauzy, is keen to hear from anyone who may have memories of the incident and is to visit Ireland next year…
Cycling events being cancelled due to hotel prices says local club member
A member of a local cycling club has taken issue with the comments of Minister Heather Humphries that there’s good value to be had in booking accommodation in rural Ireland. John Greene says the prices indicate otherwise and cycling events have had to be cancelled due to the prices hotels…
Collooney family can’t access mortgage despite ‘doing the right thing’
Maeve and her husband Tom, who live in Collooney, can’t get approval for a mortgage loan from any bank, because of the settling of a previous mortgage debt. She says they have the means to pay a mortgage, cannot qualify for the affordable house scheme, and would have a better…
Irish Fishing delegation to fight for greater allocations in Europe
Sligo MEP Chris Mcmanus will host a delegation of representatives from the fishing industry and fishing communities, from around Ireland, in Brussels today and tomorrow, The delegation is travelling to make the case at the EU Parliament for Ireland’s fishing fleet to be allocated a fair share of the…
Leitrim are All-Ireland Pool champions
Leitrim are the All-Ireland intercounty champions of Pool for 2022 following Sunday’s 10-8 victory over Tyrone in the All-Ireland final, played at the Gleneagles Hotel in Killarney. The Leitrim Pool Association team enjoyed a terrific weekend, with victorys over Louth, Armagh, Cavan and Cork before getting the better of Tyrone…
50 people awaiting admission to two main North West hospitals
There were 50 people awaiting admission to the two main North West hospitals this morning. 46 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 4 were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally there were 468 people waiting at hospitals across the country today.