Study finds Sligo Gaol has potential to be major tourism attraction
A feasibility study carried out on Sligo Gaol, which closed in 1956, finds it could attract upwards of 55,000 visitors annually. Ciaran McHugh of Friends of Sligo Gaol says it could be tourism game changer for the region. The study was carried out by CHL consultants that have been involved…
Shoes collected by Sligoman help impoverished children in South Africa
Two-and-a-half thousand pairs of shoes collected as a result of an appeal by a Sligoman are now making life at least a little better for impoverished children in South Africa. Sligo-based landscape photographer Ciaran McHugh saw the need for the shoes when he visited Cape Town last year. There, he…
Sligo man aiming to gather 1,000 pairs of shoes for children in South Africa
A Sligo man is embarking on a novel aim — to gather 1,000 pairs of shoes for children in South Africa. Ciaran McHugh, well known as a landscape photographer and for his work on raising awareness of the now unused Sligo Gaol, is looking for old trainers, runners, sports shoes…
2018 to be the ‘Year of Sligo Gaol’
2018 will be the Year of Sligo Gaol. It’s to mark the bicentenary of the opening of the jail in 1818. It’s also a hundred years since Michael Collins was imprisoned there. The building is now owned by Sligo County Council. At yesterday’s meeting of the council, Director of Services…