Sligo’s Thomas Connolly pub scoops national award
Thomas Connolly pub in Sligo has been crowned as the All-Ireland Traditional Pub of the Year for 2024. The awards were announced at the recent Georgina Campbell Food and Hospitality Awards. A popular spot for a pint in Sligo, this is the second award in a row of this nature…
North west farmers to benefit from advance payments
Over 52 million euro is to be allocated to north west farmers in advance payments under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability. In figures published by the Department of Agriculture, over 7 thousand farmers in Donegal are to share €29 million. …
Christmas markets and ice rink aim to boost Sligo economy
There are hopes that the ice rink and Christmas markets coming to Sligo over the winter period will give a significant boost to the local economy. There will be €20,000 provided to install the rink at Queen Maeve Square in November and it will remain in operation until early…
Kilcar’s Mark McHugh joins Westmeath
Kilcar’s Mark McHugh will be part of the Westmeath senior gaelic football manager Dermot McCabe’s management team. The former Cavan All-Star was ratified on Tuesday night, as the successor to Dessie Dolan, who stood down from the role in August. McCabe has been building an extensive managerial CV in recent…
Ballyshannon Business Chamber react to criticism after latest butcher shop closure
Ballyshannon businessman, Sean Rooney, said he always knew the day of reckoning would come for the Town after local business groups did not bring a ‘big player’ there. As Mr Rooney closes his butcher’s shop after 64 years, Donagh Keon of Ballyshannon Business Chamber responds
Sligo gets Dáil approval for defective blocks scheme
County Sligo has been officially added to the Defective Blocks Remediation Scheme today. Shortly after 1pm it was agreed within the Dáil that Sligo be included for the supports. It’s believed that hundreds of homes within the county are affected by the defective concrete, and now signifies the…
HSE issues highlighted at today’s protest in Sligo
SIPTU, FÓRSA and INMO members are protesting over the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy’ in Sligo today, which is the latest in two weeks of lunchtime protests by health unions around the country. There were a number of issues raised in relation to unsafe staffing levels and investment in…