Daughter of former Sligo Rovers striker one of two young women rescued off Galway coast
A former Sligo Rovers player has been telling of his joy after his daughter was one of the two women involved in what has been described as a miraculous rescue off the Galway coast. Sara…
€1,000 grant for self-employed
Self-employed traders and businesses employing fewer than 10 people can now apply for funding of up to €1,000 to cover reopening costs such as fuel, wages and mentoring. The updated Enterprise Support Grant for self-employed…
Call for speeding up of TAMS approvals and payments
Plans for expansion and building work by some farmers throughout the north west are being hit by delays in payments under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes, commonly known as TAMS, according to the IFA. The…
Woman rescued after fall from Mullaghmore cliffs
A woman was airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter to Sligo University Hospital yesterday afternoon after she fell from the coastal cliffs at Mullaghmore Head in north Sligo. The woman was found unconscious at the bottom…
Kenny raises query about Public Service Card applications
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for the Public Services Card service in local Intreo offices to be reopened as soon as possible. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny says he has been contacted by people who…
Tense scenes at Sligo town funeral home
There were tense scenes as mourners gathered at a funeral home in Sligo town on Wednesday afternoon this week. They occurred as a crowd gathered to pay their respects to a local man who had…
AgriWeek, August 13th 2020
In this week’s AgriWeek, we hear of plans for this year’s Cloonacool Sheep Festival in south Sligo, which will be a ‘virtual’, online event. We also hear ongoing concerns over the accuracy of beef grading…
