Manorhamilton Electoral Area councillors debate the local issues
The six cpuncillors in the Manorhamilton electoral district area discuss what they believe they have achieved since election in 2019, and what else needs to be done, in a live debate from Future Cast in…
Hope that more unidentified bodies in the NW can be traced after Mountcharles case
Investigations are continuing into the identification of bodies, over many years, in Counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The identification of a Mountcharles man who went missing 31 years ago gives hope in such cases, as…
‘It’s our duty to speak out’ – Sligo Hospital consultants say facilities not up to scratch
Over 50 consultants at Sligo University Hospital have now put their names to a letter criticising facilities and conditions at the Hospital. Two of them, Dr. Áine Burke and Dr. Stephen Davitt have been defending…
Public react to consultants’ concerns at state of Sligo Hospital
Gerry says he was appalled but not surprised to hear that 34 consultants have contacted the Minister for Health to raise their concerns regarding the state of services at Sligo University Hospital. Meanwhile the matter…
Call for introduction of speed cameras as wildlife carnage continues on local roads
Local author Elizabeth Valentine is passionate about the preservation of our wildlife, but has warned that numbers are being decimated due to excessing speeding on our roads. She counted seven dead badgers on just one…
Hello Queen Maeve Square, farewell Stephen Street car park
Sligo’s Stephen Street car park is to undergo a major redevelopment, become pedestrianised, transformed into a civic and cultural amenity, and re-named Queen Maeve Square. Director of Services with Sligo County Council, Dorothy Clarke, outlines…
Where has all the public seating in Sligo gone?
Ruth has a disability, and shares the frustration of those who can’t understand why public seating has been removed from a number of areas along the river in Sligo Town. She says these seats are…