Late Joe Burke’s links to Sligo recalled
Musicians and music lovers throughout the north west are mourning the death of the late great button accordion player Joe Burke. The 81-year old Galway native had been a visitor to the Morrison Festival in Riverstown and the Joe Mooney Summer School in Drumshanbo. He also played fiddle, tin whistle,…
Yeats anniversaries commemorated in Sligo
Two Yeats anniversaries were commemorated in Sligo at the weekend. The 79th anniversary of the death of W B Yeats was marked on Sunday evening with a celebration of his works through poetry, musicand song in Drumncliffe Church, beside where the Nobel Prize-winning poet is buried. The commemoration was organised…
Acting U.S. ambassador to visit Sligo
The acting American Ambassador to Ireland will visit Sligo tomorrow for a two day visit. Reece Smyth, who took over the role from Kevin O’Malley in January, is visiting the county to coincide with the Yeats International Summer School, which gets underway on Thursday evening. Mr Smyth will meet with…