Grange woman raising money for Heart Foundation after husband’s death
Mary Lenehan’s husband, Seamus, died two years ago from heart disease, aged just 57 years of age. The Grange woman has now undertaken a fund-raising drive for the Irish Heart Foundation. Mary suffered another tragedy…
Vicious – Parish priest condemns vandalism at Sligo’s Holy Well
Serious damage was caused to Sligo’s Holy Well at Tobernalt at the weekend, with money stolen from the donation box and railings damaged. Fr Jim Murray of the St John’s Parish says he has never…
The Friday Panel, Eddie Davitt, Seamus Kilgannon
Last evening’s farmer’s protests, Eamon Ryan’s trip to Brazil, the Deposit Return Scheme, making hi vis clothing mandatory for walkers, Ladies GAA and the local and European Elections all feature in this week’s Friday Panel…
Deposit Return Scheme unfair to small retailers claims Sligo businessman
Martin Foley, proprietor of Foley’s Off Licence in Sligo, claims the newly -introduced Deposit Return Scheme for bottles and cans is disadvantageous to smaller retailers. He has installed a costly new Reverse Vending Machine in…
Ours to Protect – The SCORE project and protecting our coasts
Dr Salem Gharbia of ATU Sligo discusses Sligo’s involvement in the European SCORE project, which examines how we deal with changes to our coasts caused by climate change – this week’s Ours to Protect
80th anniversary of RAF plane crash in Bluestack Mountains
On 31st January, 1944, during World War 2, an RAF plane crashed at Croaghgorm in the Bluestack Mountains in Donegal. Seven crew members were killed, five survived, including Jim Gilchrist, who kept in touch with…
Fans disappointed as Sligo Rovers’ Match Programmes are no more
Sligo Rovers have taken to decision not to publish Match Programmes in future, due to financial reasons – instead, an online programme will be available before each match. However, supporters seem very upset by the…