Sligo students succeed with new book on dyslexia
Mercy College Sligo students, Enya Hughes and Annie Buick have produced, and are now selling, a new book on dyslexia, based on their own experiences. The girls have scooped a major prize in the national…
Ruhama not surprised at prevalence of brothels in NW towns and villages
Reports suggest there are an increasing number of brothels in existence in Sligo Town, but a group which works with women affected by prostitution insist it’s a situation which exists throughout the North West. They’ve…
Cousin of Keash famine ship victims says identification of remains is very emotional
Pat Ward from Keash in Co Sligo is a distant cousin of the local family whose five daughters died when a famine ship sank en route to Canada from Sligo in 1847. Earlier this week,…
Tributes paid to former councillor Leo Conlon
Tributes have been paid to former Sligo Fine Gael councillor, Leo Conlon from Geevagh, who has died. Clr Conlon served on the council from 1979 to 2004. His former colleague, Joe Leonard, has been remembering…
Alzheimer’s sufferer refused extra home help hours to care for her husband
Tubbercurry woman, Helen Rochford Brennan, has lashed out at the HSE for its decision to cut home help hours this year, which she says is an insult to this designated week as Carer’s Week. Helen,…
FF and FG ‘like the mafia’ – Cllr hits out after Leitrim Council AGM
The election of positions, including that of Cathaoirleach, at the inaugural meeting of the new Leitrim County Council has been branded as anti-democratic, by Independent councillor, Des Guckian. Cllr Guckian has described the Fine Gael…
Sligo famine victims to be buried in Canada following identification of remains
The bodies of Irish famine victims found on a beach in Canada in recent years are now to be buried in Canada, following confirmation by scientists of who they were. The remains of 21 people…