Ballymote to Gurteen road closed due to minor road traffic incident
A minor road traffic accident has taken place just outside Gurteen. The incident occurred on the main Ballymote to Gurteen road just before 1pm where a driver of a car lost control and drove into a farmyard. A man was cleaning his quad bike in the yard when it was…
Scanlon hopeful Gurteen PO reprieve will lead to full retention
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says he hopes the three-month reprieve given to Gurteen post office will eventually lead to its permanent retention. The south Sligo post office had been due to close at the end of this month but An Post has now confirmed that it will remain open until the…
Communities losing post offices question how An Post is making the call
Two rural communities in the north west are now questioning how An Post is making its decisions on closing post offices. Among the queries now being raised by people in both Maugherow in north Sligo and Gurteen in south Sligo is how An Post calculates the population needed in an…
Blow to Gurteen as post office closure set to go ahead
Post office services in another north west rural area are set to end. This time it’s in the south Sligo village of Gurteen, where a local effort to retain the post office has been unsuccessful. First came the announcement of post offices that were slated to close after post masters…
Gurteen Celtic v Glenview Stars postponed
Tonight’s scheduled game in the Sligo-Leitrim League will not now go ahead. Gurteen Celtic were due to face Glenview Stars in the Sligo Pallets Premier League, but that game has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date. Fixtures Sunday 14th January 2018 Sligo Southern Hotel…
Dromahair to host Sligo-Leitrim Boxing Championships this weekend
St Patrick’s Boxing Club are hosting the Sligo-Leitrim age grade championships at the Blue Devon function room in Dromahair this Sunday, February 9. Weigh-in for all boxers is from 10am to 11am, with the contests beginning from 12 noon and running through the afternoon. There will also be skills bouts…