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Leitrim and Sligo county councils have extended the time for members of the public to sign the Books of Condolence for the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack. This is to allow people to also extend their sympathies to the victims of the London attack at the weekend. In Leitrim,…

Two Sligo schools claimed titles at yesterday’s SPAR FAI Primary School 5s National Finals in Aviva Stadium. The students from Drimina National School in Tubbercurry won the Girls A Cup title, while Scoil Mhuire gan Smál from Ballymote won the Boys B competition. Girls and boys from 12 different counties battled…

Books of Condolence in memory of those who died in the Manchester bombing will open in Sligo this afternoon. They are available to sign in Sligo County Council’s headquarters in Riverside in Sligo and in Teach Laighne in Tubbercurry. Monday night’s attack at a concert by US singer Ariana Grande…

The Sligo Gaelic Masters team are hosting a two-day golf classic starting tomorrow and continuing on Saturday. The event will be a four-ball scramble and it will take place at Tubbercurry Golf Club. The event is a fundraiser for the county Masters team for over-40s, which was re-formed last season…

The Expert Electrical Sligo U16 Hurling League finals are down for decision this evening. The cup final will see Easkey/St Farnan’s take on Naomh Eoin in Markievicz Park, while the Shield final will pit Benbulben Gaels against Tubbercurry/Cloonacool at the Sligo GAA Centre in Scarden. Throw-in for both games is…

In the North West, work is being carried out on one garda station, possible new sites are being reviewed for another, and a new building — or, at least, an extension — is being sought for a third. The Office of Public Works, which is responsible for providing garda station…