€1m additional LEADER funding allocated to counties Leitrim and Donegal
€1m in additional LEADER funding has been allocated to Leitrim and Donegal. A total of €5m additional money is to be given to the top 10 performing Local Action Groups which is decided by the…
Sligo councillor hopes major €3m road project will be completed by next spring or summer
A West Sligo councillor says he hopes that a major road surfacing job on the Ballisodare to Ballina N59 route, estimated to cost about €3m, will be done next spring or summer. Independent Councillor Joe…
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…