Car park spaces to be made larger at Strandhill
Spaces in a car park at one of Sligo’s leading seaside areas are to be made larger. The layout of the car park at the promenade in Strandhill will be redesigned into a diagonal formation, similar to what has been done in the Wine Street Car Park in Sligo town.…
Garda plea to parents: Know where your children are
Gardai in Sligo are calling on parents and guardians to know where their children are at all times. It follows reports of youths gathering in an area of forestry in Strandhill on St Patrick’s Day, with some of them believed to have been drinking. The issue arose after community gardai…
Dates set for north Sligo Fine Gael selection conventions
Fine Gael has provisionally set dates for the holding of conventions to select its local election candidates in the north Sligo area for next year’s elections. The Sligo/Strandhill convention is to take place on January 21st with the Sligo/Drumcliff convention due for February 4th. However, these dates have yet to…
Coolera/Strandhill GAA Club Notes
Under 12 Finals Shield Final There were mixed fortunes for our under 12 boys in Scarden last Thursday. Our Div. 1 team were first in action when they played Drumcliffe/Rosses Point in the Shield Final. In what was a very wet evening the pitch was in excellent condition and there was a…
Sligo County Council seeking funding for new Strandhill surfing and community centre
Sligo County Council is asking Failte Ireland for funding for a proposed one-and-a-quarter million euro surfing and community centre in Strandhill. The centre is to be located at the promenade in the seaside village, and would be a major boost to the area. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says a…
Coolera/Strandhill GAA Club Notes
Under 14 Boys Coolera/Strandhill Boys u14 brought their league campaign to an end with a hard-earned draw at Connolly Park against Owenmore Gaels. Playing thirteen a side on the large Collooney pitch seemed to unsettle the visitors early on and they produced a lethargic first half display. However points from…
Coolera/Strandhill GAA Club Notes
Under 14 Boys U14s CONTINUE THEIR GOOD FORM…….. Coolera/Strandhill Boys u14 had an emphatic win over a depleted St Molaise Gaels side earlier this evening at Ransboro Park. The visitors opened the scoring but it was only to spur the host team into action with Jarlath Herbert getting the first…