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A chief fire officer in the region has appealed to people to exercise caution this Halloween while using fireworks and lighting bonfires. Sligo Chief Fire Officer Gerry O’Malley warns that fireworks are mini-explosives that can cause life-changing injuries. And he says bonfires not only result in costly clean-ups for the…

The two men who died in the fire in Sligo Town yesterday have been named locally as Sonny, 64, and Sean Harte, 33. The fire broke out on the first floor apartment and the two men were in the floor above. Six other people were taken to Sligo University Hospital…