Man who had explosives before 2015 Prince Charles visit jailedCar stopped in Leitrim had fake plates, gun and pipe bombs in Dunnes Stores bagThu May 11 2017 - 18:58
Father saved lives of four others before dying in fire with son, mourners toldChristopher ‘Sunny’ Harte and his son Sean found ‘locked arm in arm’ after Sligo blazeWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:39
Father and son die in house fire in Sligo townBlaze began in first floor apartment and spread into second floor flat where men were stayingSat Apr 22 2017 - 20:36
Mullaghmore locals gather to pay tribute to the forgotten poorSculpture dedicated to memory of Freddy McHugh is unveiled on Wild Atlantic WayThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Hotel initiative could bring a hint of Italy to... BoyleRoscommon community hope to capitalise on attention given to town after Moone BoyTue Apr 18 2017 - 01:00
Broadband nightmares: No signal, no salarySmall businesses in rural – and not so rural – areas are at the mercy of erratic wifiTue Apr 04 2017 - 18:32
Ice-breaker: Syria and Pakistan play soccer in BallaghaderreenPakistani locals in Co Roscommon town put best footballers forward to welcome refugeesMon Apr 03 2017 - 05:00
Bodies of man and woman taken from river ShannonCouple on boating trip in Carrick-on-Shannon; Garda treating deaths as tragic accidentFri Mar 31 2017 - 20:10
Sligo to retain ban on fracking in county development planCouncil chief, backing activity, cites conflict between national and local government needsMon Mar 27 2017 - 18:30
Bus strike: ‘I am so angry. I’ve worked the last four nights and I want to go home’Among thousands left stranded were Ireland fans travelling to World Cup qualiferFri Mar 24 2017 - 17:22
Newborn among 76 Syrians to arrive in RoscommonBallaghaderreen community warmly welcomes first contingent of refugees to townTue Mar 21 2017 - 19:10
Sligo musician Matt Kivlehan unlawfully killed, inquest rules59-year-old suffered deep stab wounds to left and right sides of his neck in his homeMon Mar 20 2017 - 14:16
Planned Donegal oyster farms face growing oppositionFarms approved by Minister could lead to industrialisation of ‘most beautiful county’Sat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Seven-year sentence for ‘most vile abuse’ of grandnieceWoman tells court her childhood and innocence were stolen by Robert Sumner (76)Wed Mar 15 2017 - 14:26
Ballaghaderreen prepares to welcome Syrian refugeesFinishing touches are being applied to the former hotel that will house the new arrivalsMon Mar 06 2017 - 01:00
Fine Gael’s Frank Feighan to seek return to DáilSenator says public attitude has shifted over Roscommon Hospital A&E closureSun Mar 05 2017 - 17:13
Ballaghaderreen builds ‘welcome wall’ for Syrian refugeesPlaygrounds built as Welcome to Roscommon group prepares centre for 37 childrenFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
Suspended sentence for soup kitchen operatorOliver Williams convicted under Charities Act for unregistered soup kitchen in SligoThu Feb 02 2017 - 18:14
Bus Feda owner rejects Bus Éireann’s accusationsBrian O’Donnell says his Donegal-Galway service is not undercutting ExpresswayWed Jan 25 2017 - 08:12
Roscommon refugee centre manager hopes for ‘happy place’Jacqueline Mullen overwhelmed with offers of help from locals in BallaghaderreenWed Jan 25 2017 - 01:00
Funding withdrawn for youth services in BallaghaderreenTD says move by department leaves vacuum for 500 young people who use serviceTue Jan 17 2017 - 01:00
Leading works of art popping up in Sligo schoolsModel arts centre outreach scheme takes paintings out of gallery to inspire childrenMon Jan 16 2017 - 01:00
Syrian refugees for Roscommon to include 13 young childrenFianna Fáil TD calls for child psychologist appointment ahead of arrival of 37 childrenFri Jan 13 2017 - 01:00
Ballaghaderreen locals feel compassion for refugees but unease'I think Irish people are sympathetic because after the Famine, where would we have been?'Sat Jan 07 2017 - 01:00
Housing 80 Syrians in Ballaghaderreen ‘not a bad news story’Council chief: ‘This is a good news story for desperate people who are in desperate need’Fri Jan 06 2017 - 14:42
Roscommon community urges State to act over flood barrierWork on demountable barrier at Castleplunkett turlough stalled over access rowTue Jan 03 2017 - 17:52
Homeless in Sligo: couch surfing hides true extent of crisisOver 1,000 on housing list while numbers contacting Focus Ireland up 50 per centMon Jan 02 2017 - 01:00
Bord Pleanála refuses permission for Lidl store in LeitrimBoard overrules council in blocking Carrick-on-Shannon developmentThu Dec 29 2016 - 18:43
Mother’s plea for HSE to fund diabetes testing deviceFreestyle Libre can monitor glucose levels in blood through skin instead of finger pricksWed Dec 28 2016 - 01:00
Shannon community responds to plans to dredge the river‘Not before time’ say locals as OPW pledges to undertake strategic maintenance worksMon Dec 12 2016 - 01:00
Carrick-on-Shannon residents unhappy with new flood planOPW proposals to build flood defence wall have met scorn, anger and derision from localsMon Dec 05 2016 - 13:55
Mother appeals for killer of ‘innocent boy’ to give himself upSam Smith was shot aged 23 in 2005 at the door of his sister’s house in SligoWed Nov 23 2016 - 17:27
An Post accused of ‘callous’ plan to close Sligo post officePriest speaks out as company reviews contract after death of Ballygawley postmasterSun Nov 20 2016 - 15:23
Plastic on the menu as marine pollution spreadsTonnes of plastic waste being dumped into the oceans affecting bird and marine speciesThu Nov 17 2016 - 06:00
Man ends 36-day hunger strike after asylum process access assuredMinister lifted deportation threat on Monday but Iranian (44) waited for confirmationTue Nov 15 2016 - 20:22
Direct provision hunger striker has deportation threat liftedKurd refused food for 35 days as he would ‘rather die of starvation than go back to Iran’Tue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00
Asylum seeker on hunger strike for 34 daysFianna Fáil TD Marc MacSharry appeals to Minister to review case as matter of urgencyMon Nov 14 2016 - 01:00
Man who drove car while garda held on to window jailedJudge says Garda John Walsh lucky not to have been killed in Co Sligo incidentFri Oct 28 2016 - 13:33
Misadventure verdict on teenager’s death after taking ecstasyToxicology results show evidence of drug and alcohol consumption mix in Leitrim fatalityWed Oct 26 2016 - 20:28
Anglers stage lake protest in support of anti-fracking BillBianca Jagger and Glen Hansard among those backing the Love Leitrim campaignSun Oct 23 2016 - 14:11
Garda ‘feared for his life’ after being dragged by suspect’s carMan pleads guilty to endangering Sligo officer who tried to search him for drugsTue Oct 18 2016 - 16:37
Enda Kenny: Castlebar blows hot and cold on plan to run againLocals evenly split between supporters and those saying someone else should get chanceTue Oct 11 2016 - 19:09
‘Brokeback Mountain’ author Annie Proulx at Iron MountainWriter praises Dermot Healy at literature festival but has a pop at John SteinbeckMon Oct 10 2016 - 01:00
Walkout by gardaí at Sligo station deferredEngineers’ report highlighted antiquated heating system and ‘third-world’ toilet facilities in stationFri Oct 07 2016 - 01:00
Recruitment of staff sanctioned to keep Sligo libraries openFour full-time library staff plus two librarians to get six-month contractsTue Oct 04 2016 - 01:00
Councillors move to stop closure of three Sligo librariesSection 140 motion to force council chief executive to keep branch libraries openSun Oct 02 2016 - 21:52
Man shot dead in front of girlfriend and baby, inquest toldHughie McGinley (26) died after gunman put small weapon to left temple and shot him onceThu Sept 29 2016 - 20:50
Strokestown launches bid to become heritage attractionLocal community plans partnership with Strokestown House to transform townThu Sept 15 2016 - 21:17
Sligo libraries face closure due to council staff cutsCounty associated with WB Yeats may lose two of its three libraries if staff cuts go aheadThu Sept 15 2016 - 06:00
Cattle breeder convicted on sale of animal linked to banned drugStanley Richardson convicted of selling bull which had been given phenylbutazoneWed Sept 14 2016 - 01:00
