Sligo cathedral’s Easter ceremonies will be broadcast to Europe
The Easter ceremonies taking place this weekend in the cathedral of the catholic Diocese of Elphin in Sligo will be at the centre of national and European attention. The Mass for Easter Sunday at 10.00am will be broadcast on RTÉ One with delayed transmission at 11.00am on RTÉ Radio 1…
Protests to take place outside Sligo and Letterkenny hospitals this evening
Protests will take place this Good Friday evening at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals over cutbacks and waiting lists in the health service. They are among more than 16 hospitals across the country where the Still Waiting Campaign will be holding vigils starting at 5 o’clock. Campaign Co-Ordinator Cyril Brennan…
Easter Sunday civic honour in Sligo for Grand National winner Derek Fox
Aintree Grand National winning Sligo-born jockey Derek Fox will be honoured in his home town this Sunday evening. A civic reception for Derek will take place at 6 o’clock at County Hall, at Riverside in Sligo. Twenty-four year old Derek, from Emmett Place in Sligo, won the world’s most famous…
Plea to accept refugees with compassion and acceptance
A Sligo intercultural worker say she hopes the 100 refugees coming to Sligo town and county from terror-torn countries outside Europe will be shown kindness, understanding, compassion and acceptance. Cathy Kilcoyne works with Sligo Family Resource Centre as an intercultural development worker and also with the Sligo Intercultural Forum. She…
WDC supports volunteering to the tune of €10,000
The Western Development Commission has announced that it is to provide €10,000 investment to the European Volunteering Capital 2017. The financial support will be used to highlight and promote the volunteering work that is being done in the West of Ireland, as demonstrated by the designation of Sligo as European…
Department says no further update on future of Vet Lab
The Department of Agriculture says no further decision has yet been made on the future of the District Vet Lab in Sligo for now. Following queries from Ocean FM News on Friday on whether another meeting was planned with staff at Doonally in May, the Department has failed to clarify…
Sligo connections in Grand National
There are a number of Sligo connections in the Grand national which is taking place today in Aintree, Liverpool. Todays race features Sligo native Jockey, Derrick Fox, riding “One For Arthur”. The first Irish winner of the Grand National was in the 1847 race, the winner was “Matthew” who was…