Sligo clubs qualify for Connacht Minor A and B Football Championship finals
A Sligo double is on the cards in the Connacht Minor Football A and B Championships. Both Eastern Harps and Ballymote/Bunninadden secured their places in the finals last night with wins against Leitrim opposition. In the A championship, Eastern Harps saw off Allen Gaels Fenagh by 0-10 – 1-06, while…
Delays expected coming into Sligo town
Motorists are advised to expect delays coming into Sligo this afternoon. A set of traffic lights near Hughes Bridge have been damaged and work is currently being carried out to repair them. The work is expected to take a significant amount of time to carry out and delays can be…
Anthony Connolly to be laid to rest later today
The funeral for the victim of last week’s fatal collision in County Sligo gets underway later. Anthony Connolly died after the e-scooter he was travelling on collided with a van on Wednesday night last near Riverstown. His Funeral Mass takes place today in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Riverstown…
Two motorists arrested for drug driving in Sligo
Two drivers have been arrested in Sligo after they both tested positive for cannabis following roadside drug tests. The arrests come as Gardaí from the Sligo-Leitrim Roads Policing Unit were conducting a checkpoint on Friday. Gardaí have previously warned that they will be out in force in Sligo and elsewhere…
Supporters of Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign to host vigil in Sligo
Local members and supporters of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign will hold a vigil outside Sligo’s General Post Office, tomorrow afternoon. The vigil is due to commence at 3.00.p.m. Organisers say It’s one of a growing number of protests and events being organised throughout the country to show solidarity…
Local TD claims clarity is needed on student accommodation plans
More clarity is needed regarding the Governments student accommodation plans. That’s according to Independent Sligo Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry, who was reacting to yesterday’s announcement that more than 2,700 affordable student accommodation beds will be built on college campuses across the country in the next five years. Sligo…
Agri Week podcast 26/10/2023
This week, Agri Week makes the trip to Castle Dargan for the IFA’s Connacht Regional Chairperson hustings. Ronan Flanagan gets to know the two candidates, Kinlough-based James Gallagher and Brendan Golden from Killala, who outline why they feel they should be elected Chairperson. Two members of the Current…