Sligo’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is cancelled
Sligo’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is cancelled. The parade committee made the decision over the weekend amid fears of Coronavirus spreading. Speaking to OceanFM news, one of the organisers, Finbarr Filan, says the cancellation is the appropriate thing to do. https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202019-20/Finbar%20Parade%20Cancelled.mp3
Gardai and businesses working to prevent theft and shoplifting in Sligo
The Gardai are working with the business community in Sligo town to prevent ongoing petty crime. In the last week alone, €3000 worth of equipment was stolen from shops in Sligo. The Gardai successfully recovered most of these items leading to two arrests at the end of last week. One…
Sligo BIDS welcomes ‘growth centre’ status
The head of the Sligo Business Improvement District has welcomed the designation of Sligo as a regional growth centre. Finbarr Filan says it’s a major achievement considering that initially, Sligo hardly featured in the draft plan. But he says that in the document launched last Friday, Sligo is mentioned 24…
Sligo store celebrates a double success
The Filan’s Centra Store in Sligo is celebrating a double victory. It was named Supreme Champion to take the National Convenience Store 2017 award back home to Sligo from the national awards organised by ShelfLifeMagazine and held in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire. Filan’s was also named Best…
Business, hospitality industry in NW hoping for retention of 9% VAT rate in budget
There are last minutes calls today from businesses and those in the hospitality industry in the north west for the 9% VAT rate to be retained in tomorrow’s budget. Sligo businessman Finbar Filan says that while businesses, such as hotels, in Dublin are doing well, there remains what he describes…
Patience urged with sewer works in Sligo town
The Chairman of Sligo’s Business Improvement District says there is no ‘good’ time to do the work that is currently causing disruption in Sligo town. Finbarr Filan says the contractors and Irish Water have worked very well with the businesses to minimise disruption. The work to replace old sewers and…
New organisers of St. Paddy’s Day parade in Sligo
A new group has come together in Sligo town to organise this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade. It’s a combination of members of the former St Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and those in Sligo Business Improvement District. The chairman of the new parade group is businessman Finbarr Filan, who is…