Ballisodare United overcome Manor Rangers to book place in Yeats Cup final
Ballisodare United have booked their place in this year’s Radisson Blu WB Yeats Cup final. They came from behind to beat Manor Rangers by three goals to one in last night’s semi-final in Ballisodare. A tight opening period saw both teams cancel each other out before the Leitrim side hit…
Sligo remembers Chuck Berry’s 1981 visit
With tributes being paid from all over the world to the American rock ‘n’ roll performer Chuck Berry who died on Saturday, people around Sligo have been recalling his visit in August 1981. The famed guitarist and singer, who was aged 90, came to perform at a musical festival in…
Calls for clarification on plans for Ballisodare ‘eyesore’
A Sligo councillor is calling on the new owners of a large, multistorey unfinished apartment block in Ballisodare, Co Sligo, to say what their plans are for the building. The Avena Mills apartment complex, located on the bank of the Owenmore River, has been the subject of complaints about antisocial…
N4 near Ballisodare, Co Sligo, now open after three deer hit by truck
The N4 Ballina Road near Ballisodare in County Sligo is now cleared and open to traffic following the removal of three young deer which were struck by a truck. The incident occurred between Ballydrehid railway bridge and Ballisodare Village.
Bob X Memorial Darts Tournament this Saturday in Ballisodare
The sixth annual Bob X Memorial Darts Tournament takes place this coming Saturday at the Sally Gardens in Ballisodare, with games starting from 4pm. There is a prize-fund of €1,100 for this year’s event, with the winner taking home €500 and cash prizes for the runner-up, semi-finalists and quarter-finalists. Entry…
Councillor wants Ballisodare bridge renamed after 1916 rising participant
A Sligo Sinn Fein councillor has called for the bridge over the Owenmore River in Ballisodare to be named after a local 16-year old who took part in the 1916 Rising. Councillor Thomas Healy proposed at a meeting of the county council that the bridge be called the Martin Savage…
Ballisodare pedestrian crossing ‘an accident waiting to happen’
A Sligo county councillor is claiming there is ‘an accident waiting to happen’ at a pedestrian crossing in the village of Ballisodare. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy is calling for the crossing to be moved from its present location on the Ballina Road to the road over the bridge in…