Call for introduction of speed cameras as wildlife carnage continues on local roads
Local author Elizabeth Valentine is passionate about the preservation of our wildlife, but has warned that numbers are being decimated due to excessing speeding on our roads. She counted seven dead badgers on just one…
Hello Queen Maeve Square, farewell Stephen Street car park
Sligo’s Stephen Street car park is to undergo a major redevelopment, become pedestrianised, transformed into a civic and cultural amenity, and re-named Queen Maeve Square. Director of Services with Sligo County Council, Dorothy Clarke, outlines…
Where has all the public seating in Sligo gone?
Ruth has a disability, and shares the frustration of those who can’t understand why public seating has been removed from a number of areas along the river in Sligo Town. She says these seats are…
County Sligo road fatality rates extremely alarming says solicitor
New figures which reveal that County Sligo has the highest road fatality rate per capita in Ireland this year is extremely alarming, That’s according to Caroline McLaughlin, Partner at Callan Tansey Solicitors, who has emphasised…
Renewed appeal for information on man last seen in Bundoran 3 weeks ago
78 year old Seamus McNulty is now missing for 3 weeks – he was last seen leaving a hotel in Bundoran on 2nd November last. Garda Pauline McFarlane of Donegal Town Gardai issues a further…
A step too far – Sligo publican removes Heineken draught beers over price increase
The proprietor of the historic Connolly’s Pub in Sligo Town says the move by Heineken Ireland to increase its brand’s price was a step too far, which is why he removed most of the brands…
Sarah Jessica and her amazing Donegal Town dreamcoat
The Donegal Town shop where actress Sarah Jessica Parker bought her now famous Faye coat has expressed delight and amazement at the publicity surrounding it. Demand for the tweed coat at Triona is huge after…