Five People across the North West Honoured at the National Bravery Awards
Five people from the North West were honoured at the National Bravery Awards in Dublin on Friday evening. Basil Harte who is a Chef in The Riverside Hotel in Sligo received a Certificate of Bravery…
Construction Safety Week takes place this Week
It’s Construction Safety Week. And events are taking place in Sligo from this evening until Friday next, all in the Sligo Park Hotel. Tomorrow, the focus will be on safety and electricity, Wednesday will deal…
Calls for safety measures to be put in place at between Sooey and Conway’s Cross.
A Sligo councillor is calling for safety measures to be implemented at what is one of the busiest junctions beside a secondary school in the east of the county. Fine Gael Councillor Gerard Mullaney will…
Former Sligo councillor Joe Shannon remembered as ‘a true gentleman’
Tributes are being paid today to the late former Fianna Fail Sligo councillor Joe Shannon who passed away at the weekend. Originally from Cloonloo, Gurteen, in South Sligo, Joe Shannon, who was in his 50s,…
Former Summerhill College student aims to breath new life into the undertaking business in Britain
A past pupil of Summerhill College in Sligo who has been hugely successful in the hospitality sector in England is now hoping to bring his experience to the undertaking business. Oliver Peyton, from Swinford, is…
Quinn director says concerns ‘do not seem to have resonated strongly enough’
A Leitrim-based director of Quinn Industrial Holdings says concerns about intimidation the company expressed to authorities on both sides of the border a year ago did not seem to have resonated strongly enough. John McCartin…
St. Angela’s College in Sligo to benefit from €1.4m funding
St. Angela’s College in Sligo has got a 1.4m euro boost. The funding has been announced by Education Minister and Donegal TD Joe McHugh and the Minister of State with responsibilituy for Higher Education Mary…