Irish wearing red poppy are honouring British soldiers who carried out atrocities here, it’s claimed
Those Irish people who wear red poppies this week in the lead up to Remembrance Day are unwittingly honouring British soldiers who committed atrocities in Ireland. That’s the controversial view of the Chairperson of the…
Emlyn Mulligan on his Knocknarea Fundraiser
Leitrim footballer and member of An Garda Síochána, Emlyn Mulligan is climbing Knocknarea Mountain in Sligo every day for the month of November. He’s doing it in aid of 2 great charities, Sligo Cancer Support…
Players ‘very angry’ after concession of Championship game, says Sligo manager
Sligo senior football team manager, Paul Taylor, says his players are very angry, after Sligo were left with little option but to concede their Connacht Championship semi-final to Galway, after a Covid outbreak among the…
N17 road upgrade project engineer urges public to make submissions
It’s expected that there will be many home owners and landowners affected by the upgrading of the N17 road between Collooney and Knock and a number of feasible options for the new route are available…
Elite surfer Conor looking for more challenges after Mullaghmore experience
Bundoran elite surfer Conor Maguire says he’s looking forward to more challenges, after tackling some of the biggest waves ever seen in Ireland at Mullaghmore last week. Conor’s been outlining how the surf was meticulously…
Players need to be fully consulted – O’Hara reacts to Sligo GAA Covid crisis
There are now eight confirmed cases of Covid-19 among the Sligo GAA senior football squad, just days before their Connacht semi-final against Galway. Former county star Eamonn O’Hara says the players’ welfare is of the…
Another martyr for old Ireland – Kevin Barry’s execution remembered
It’s 100 years since the execution of 18 year old Irish patriot, Kevin Barry, at Mountjoy Prison. But how should these events and others of the War of Independence be appropriately commemorated. Author and historian…