Parent’s anger as children denied school bus places for new term
There’s growing anger among parents across the North West at new criteria for qualification for school bus transport. A number of them have received letters saying there are no places for their children on the…
Sligo Rovers fans urged to back the club during relegation fight
Second from the bottom of the Premier League, and knocked out of the FAI Cup at the weekend, Sligo Rovers manager, Gerard Lyttle, has made an impassioned plea to fans to support the team as…
Founder member of Sligo Cancer Support Centre steps down
One of the founders of the Sligo Cancer Support Centre, Maureen Durcan, has stepped down after 22 years. Maureen now plans to open her own Healing retreat at her home in Curry
Direct provision system breaking the spirit of asylum seekers – former Globe House resident
Mabel Chah spent two years at Globe House in Sligo as an asylum seeker, and has now made Sligo her home, where she is currently studying. However, she says those who continue to be subjected…
Healy-Rae’s fairies theory may have substance, insists Sligo-based author
Claims by Kerry Independent TD, Danny Healy-Rae that fairies may be interfering with road repairs in his county are credible, according to Sligo-based author, Barry Fitzgerald, author of ‘Searching The Sidhe’
Sligo bare knuckle boxer defends it as a legitimate sport
Sligo’s Jimmy Sweeney, a member of the travelling community, is the holder of a number of bare knuckle boxing titles. He insists it’s a growing and popular sport, and is now removed from its seedy…
Reaction to reply to Trip Advisor reviewer overwhelmingly positive, says Sligo restauranteur
Following his forthright and no-holds-barred response to a Trip Advisor critic’s comments on aspects of his customer ‘service’, Sligo Restauranteur, Anthony Gray, says he’s had reaction from all over the world