McConalogue urges reflection from consumers on Stop Food Waste Day
Today is Stop Food Waste Today, and Minster for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, has urged people to consider the amount of food they throw away, and how it measures up with targets under our Climate Action…
Harkin condemns ‘evil threat’ of Russian Army marching towards Kyiv
Deputy Marian Harkin says she is more pessimistic than ever of a peace breakthrough in the Ukrainian crisis after overnight events. She says the 40-mile long convoy of Russian troops and artillery currently marching towards…
Emotional Ukrainian Sligo resident fearful for her family
Khrystyna Shkoruta is an Ukrainian national, who has been living in Sligo with her family for the past 12 years. She’s spoken emotionally of the heartbreak of the Russian invasion and says she fears for…
87 year-old Bernadette remembers the Winter Storm of 1947
It’s 75 years since Ireland’s The Big Snow, months of heavy snowfalls in 1947. Bernadette O’Connor, who’s 87 years old and has lived in Sligo for most of her life, remembers the storm as a…
Bishop says violence has to be last resort in any resolution to Ukrainian conflict
A special Prayer Service for peace in Ukraine was held last evening at Sligo Cathedral, presided over by the Bishop of Elphin, Kevin Doran, He says violence should always be the last resort in any…
The Friday Panel, Peter Tiernan, Martina Harkin-Kelly
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, lifting of face mask restrictions, rural crime, long delays at Emergency Dept at Sligo Hospital, are among the topics discussed on this week’s Friday Panel. Guest are former FÁS Manager,…
No housing solution while TDs are landlords says Sligo Action Group
Karina O’Dowd of the Sligo Tenant’s Action Group says she doesn’t believe there will be any solution to Ireland’s housing and rental crisis while TDs are landlords. She’s been painting a desperate picture of the…