‘The sorrow, the suffering, the glory, the pain – Sligo prepares to remember its war dead
Sligo is to host a special concert this Saturday to remember the 600 or so men from the County who lost their lives in World War 1. The ‘Lest We Forget’ concert aims to raise…
The pain gets harder with time – Son of Enniskillen bomb victim remembers
Stephen Gault lost his 49 year-old father, Samuel, in the IRA Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen 30 years ago. He himself was injured in the blast. It was an emotional day for Stephen and his…
Residents dismayed at closure of banking services in Ballymote
The mobile bank, Ulster Bank on Wheels, rolled into Ballymote this morning. The twice weekly service replaces the bank branch which closed in September. Ballymote has now gone from a three-bank town to a one…
Sligo ‘open for business’ – Irish Water outline timeline for ongoing street works
Sean Corrigan, regional spokesperson for Irish Water, has indicated that 65% of the entire upgrading work required on the streets of Sligo is now complete. Mr Corrigan says he understand the frustrations of the traffic…
‘The City Of Chicago’ – An emigrant remembers
We’d a letter to the show this week from a former Donegal emigrant, who recalls how the song, ‘The City of Chicago’, moved him to tears as an emigrant in the 1980’s. His memories are…
Woman who suffered two brain haemorrhages praises support of Wheelchair Association
Mary Mulvaney from Drumnacool in Sligo has suffered two brain haemorrhages in her lifetime but with the support of the local Irish Wheelchair Association, has leared to cope and get on with her life. This…
Singer backs councillor’s objections to Britain’s Got Talent Donegal audition
A head to head debate on the objection by a Donegal councillor to ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ TV show stading an audition in Donegal. Sligo singer, Graham Monaghan, debates the issue with UK-based Irish emigrant, Sean…