Face to face talks, not solicitors, needed in Traveller dispute, says Council Chairman
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council has questioned the policy of solicitors negotiating a settlement to the occupation of the Connaughton Road car park by the McGinley traveller family. Welcoming the McGinley’s indication that they…
LISTEN BACK: Sligo Rovers U17 player Aife Haran
Sligo Rovres U17 women’s player Aife Haran spoke with Darragh Cox on the Rovers Review Show on Sunday, July 22, about the new league, the Live Your Goals event at the Showgrounds, and the season…
McGinley’s move gesture dismissed by Wards as a ‘great performance’
The Ward family insist the dispute between them and the McGinley family is not resolved, despite claims to the contrary, and they will not accept the transfer of the McGinley family from Connaughton Road car…
Call for ban on sulky racing on local roads
It was a practice which local Judge Kevin Kilraine described as medieval when a case came before him at Sligo Court in 2010, after a number people were charged with dangerous driving at Ballinafad. Sulky…
Defeated convention candidate to consider his future within Fine Gael party
Noel Merrick says he’s taking time to consider his future within the Fine Gael party, following his defeat at the party’s Sligo-Leitrim convention last week. Mr Merrick, who was one of the favourites to be…
Davoren Fallon’s ‘Haute Route’ Cycle for Alex
Davoren Fallon will undertake a gruelling cycling challenge all in aid of The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. It’s also in honour of his best friend Alex McGourty, who tragically lost his life earlier this year.…
Ward family object to development of Halting Site and say McGinleys not welcome
Members of the Ward family have reacted with anger at the start of development works at the Glenview Park Halting Site on Ash Lane, where they live. A digger, workmen, and a significant number of…