Entries open for golf’s West of Ireland 2024
Entries for the 2024 Connollys Audi West of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship opened on Thursday, February 1st. One of the signature events on the Irish golfing calendar, this year’s West will take place over the Easter Weekend, March 29th-April 2nd at Co Sligo Golf Club The championship is reverting this…
Delay on cannabis bill comes in for criticism
The government’s stalling of a bill to decriminalise possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use has been slammed by a Donegal TD. The People Before Profit bill proposes to amend the current legislation on possession of cannabis, which if passed, it will make it legal for someone to…
Homes & businesses in Drumfad area hit with water outage
Homes and businesses in the Drumfad area have been hit with a water outage this afternoon. Crews are currently on site carrying out repair works to the burst water main and are scheduled to be completed shortly after 2pm. Uisce Eireann recommend allowing 2-3 hours after the estimated…
Sligo get home advantage for rugby’s Connacht Senior Cup final
Sligo will have home advantage for rugby’s Connacht Senior Cup final this year. The final, against Buccaneers, has been fixed for Saturday, March 9th, at 2pm. Sligo won the toss for home advantage – so Hamilton Park in Strandhill will be the venue for the game. Paddy Pearson’s side secured…
New deposit scheme overlooks small businesses
Its thought that the Government have overlooked small businesses in the rollout of the new bottles and cans deposit scheme. The new scheme, which has launched today, will see drinks bottles and cans have a 15-25 cent deposit placed on them, which will be returned to the customer at one…
IFA protests taking place nationwide this evening
New regulations are said to be “overloading” farmers. That’s the view of former IFA Sheep Chairman, Kevin Comiskey, who was speaking ahead of a number of IFA-led protests taking place around the country this evening. The Irish protests are in support of farmers who’ve been staging demonstrations in France, Germany,…
Hopes derelict Sligo properties can be brought back into use
It’s hoped that a number of derelict properties in Sligo will be brought back into use. It’s estimated that there are thousands of vacant homes in the wider Sligo area. A dedicated team has been established at Sligo County Council to make contact with the owners of derelict dwellings with…