Sligo Rovers sign Lukas Browning, Keogh & Blaney depart
Sligo Rovers have signed midfielder Lukas Browning for the 2023 season. He joins from Dalkurd in Sweden until the end of next season, with an option for a further year which could see him remain at the Bit O’ Red until 2024. Lukas was born in Drogheda and moved to…
Properties targeted in Donegal as part of sex trade investigation
Properties in Donegal were among those targeted by Gardai as art of an investigation into the Sex Trade in the country. Last Thursday and Friday, the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) with the support of divisional Protective Services Units and local Detectives, conducted intelligence led operations across 16…
Police close number of roads in Fermanagh
Police in the North have closed a number of roads following a report of a suspicious object left in the Crom Road area of Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh. The Crom Road is closed between its junctions with The Kids Road and Landbrock Road. The Bun Road is also closed at its…
Sligo’s Hubert Gilvarry added to Ireland sevens squad
Sligo’s Hubert Gilvarry has been added to the Ireland men’s sevens squad for this weekend’s Emirates Dubai Sevens event in Doha. Ireland recorded a seventh-place finish in the Series opener in Hong Kong last month and coming off the back of a stellar 2022 which included the memorable Rugby World…
Sligo Rovers ban supporters
Sligo Rovers have banned several supporters from attending fixtures at the Showgrounds next season following crowd distubrances during last month’s league game against St Patrick’s Athletic. Trouble broke out between rival fans at half-time in the October fixture. Rovers say they and the Gardaí identified the Rovers supporters involved using…
Calls for public seating to be returned to Rockwood Parade despite anti-social behaviour
There have been calls for the restoration of public seating benches to Rockwood Parade, Sligo – the seating was recently removed as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the area. However, Cllr Arthur Gibbons says the seating should be immediately put back, once the seating has had repairs…
Other areas of Sligo Town more deserving of redevelopment says ex-councillor
Former Sligo councillor, Brian Scanlon, had said other areas of the Town are more deserving of investment and redevelopment than the Stephen Street car park. He and others have been reacting to the 3.8m euro investment to turn the car park into Queen Maeve Square, a civic and cultural amenity…