Tesco workers on strike in Sligo but company says store remains open
Tesco workers in Sligo continue their strike this afternoon. Mandate members there went on strike at 8am over pay and conditions. Therese Madden Reports: Mandate members from the Tesco store in Sligo took to the…
More concern over lack of home care support
A Sligo councillor says more than 500 people in the county are now waiting for home care support. Fianna Fail Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady is insisting the bottom line is that extra funding is needed from…
Sligo murder trial collapses at Central Criminal Court
The trial of a man accused of murdering musician Martin ‘Matt’ Kivlehan at his home in Sligo town in August 2015 has collapsed. Keith Brady from Cartron Estate in Sligo admitted killing him but raised…
Wind warning: Gusts of up to 110km/h forecast
A Status Yellow Wind warning has been issued for all counties in Connacht as well as Cavan and Donegal. The warning will be valid from tomorrow Thursday morning at 10am until 9am on Friday morning.…
Yeats books sells at auction for €48,000
Two significant books and manuscripts with Sligo connections have sold at auction for a combined sale price of over €58,000. An extremely rare book gifted by William Butler Yeats to Maud Gonne has been bought…
Filter lanes to be introduced at Croghan and Cooethall junctions on N4
Commitments have been made by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to fund safety work on the N4 between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon at the Croghan and Cooethall Junctions. Safety concerns had been raised by a local community…
Complaint to Ombudsman over hospital overcharging
A man has complained to the Ombudsman after he was charged €1,500 for a number of hospital stays, despite a cap of €750 on such charges at the time. Two hospitals were involved but although…
