Sligo County Council seeking public submissions on new 10 year Strategic Plan
Sligo County Council is seeking submissions from the local community as it formulates its new 10 year Strategic Plan. Director of Services, Dorothy Clarke, explains more about the plan, ‘Sligo 2030 One Voice One Vision’…
19 Directors of Yeats Summer School call for School to be saved
19 current and former Directors of the Yeats International Summer School in Sligo have expressed concern at the prospect of its closure and urged support to have it saved. Charles Anderson of the University of…
Driver theory test delays cause local anger
There’s been further criticism of the long delays for driver theory tests, caused by the Covid restrictions. There have been repeated rescheduling of dates for applicants, while Sligo driving instructor Andrew Murray claims the Road…
Losing manager’s comments show the real value of grassroots football, it’s claimed
Former Sligo Champion Editor, Jim Gray, has praised the comments and attitude of Ballisodare United soccer manager, Noel Meenaghan. after his team got beaten 14-1. Jim says his comments show the real value of grassroots…
McBrearty says he may resign as councillor to concentrate on Mica issue
Donegal councillor Frank McBrearty says he is considering stepping down as a councillor to concentrate on the court cases which will arise due to the Mica building blocks controversy in the county. Meanwhile the Mayor…
Eriksen incident leads to calls for provision of more defibrillators
The Culfadda CPR group in Co Sligo has led the way in training first responders and in providing defibrillators in their local area. The cardiac arrest suffered by Danish footballer Christian Eriksen has led to…
Aim for the stars, you could land on the moon – Manager’s positive message after 14-1 defeat
It’s all about playing for the jersey, starting at the bottom and investing in the academy – aim for the stars, the worst you can do is land on the moon’ – the positive philosophy…