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New €17m  science building  at IT Sligo named in honour of forgotten scientist

New €17m science building at IT Sligo named in honour of forgotten scientist

Easkey man gave up his research for the Boer War after his findings were rubbished

Mon Sept 01 2014 - 01:02
DeLorean back to the present as owners meet

DeLorean back to the present as owners meet

An estimated 60-100 DeLorean cars from early 1980s survive in Ireland

Mon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
120 water meters destroyed in ‘suspicious’ Sligo fire

120 water meters destroyed in ‘suspicious’ Sligo fire

Gardaí investigating cause of blaze which broke out in shed causing €20,000 damage

Mon Aug 25 2014 - 18:59
Carrick-on-Shannon mourns loss of MBNA call centre

Carrick-on-Shannon mourns loss of MBNA call centre

Frustration and disappointment for local businesses as 160 jobs go

Sat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Music fills Sligo’s  streets for Fleadh Cheoil

Music fills Sligo’s streets for Fleadh Cheoil

Some 10,000 competitors to attend the week-long event

Mon Aug 11 2014 - 01:00
Transplant and dialysis team eye golden chance

Transplant and dialysis team eye golden chance

More than 30 athletes are set to travel to the transplant and dialysis championships in Krakow, Poland

Fri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00
Leitrim County Council calls for end to drilling work by mining firm Tamboran

Leitrim County Council calls for end to drilling work by mining firm Tamboran

Councillors vote unanimously to seek the intervention of Taoiseach and British prime minister David Cameron

Fri Aug 01 2014 - 01:00
Grandfather’s gateposts saved from Rockingham open doors to art

Grandfather’s gateposts saved from Rockingham open doors to art

Artist Sean Rafferty has made an installation from the gateposts in Lough Key Forest Park

Thu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
Skeffington brothers were ‘great friends’, mourners told

Skeffington brothers were ‘great friends’, mourners told

Priest says boy with ‘bright sparkling blue eyes and big smile’ made big impression in school

Fri Jul 25 2014 - 16:00
Parents discover mortally wounded son (9) inside home

Parents discover mortally wounded son (9) inside home

Shane Skeffington believed to have stabbed brother before taking his own life

Tue Jul 22 2014 - 08:08
Hidden pregnancy hasn’t gone away, it just has another face

Hidden pregnancy hasn’t gone away, it just has another face

While Ireland may no longer be such a harsh place for unmarried pregnant women, the stigma persists

Tue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Postmortems under way on brothers who died in Sligo incident

Postmortems under way on brothers who died in Sligo incident

Shock in rural community after child (9) found with stab wounds in Tubbercurry

Mon Jul 21 2014 - 18:17
Widower says inquest into wife’s death ‘a cover-up’

Widower says inquest into wife’s death ‘a cover-up’

Solicitor tells Coroner family ‘stunned’ at what they saw as restrictive approach

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 14:11
Bishop asks parishioners to find men for priesthood

Bishop asks parishioners to find men for priesthood

Dr Kevin Doran ordained by his predecessor Bishop Christopher Jones in Sligo

Mon Jul 14 2014 - 01:14
Dermot Healy laid to rest in Sligo amid music, dance and poetry

Dermot Healy laid to rest in Sligo amid music, dance and poetry

Writer laid to rest yesterday in the company of poets and artists, musicians and singers, a president and, above all, his neighbours

Fri Jul 04 2014 - 01:01
Inquest  into death of Indian woman after childbirth begins

Inquest into death of Indian woman after childbirth begins

Dhara Kivlehan (29) died in Belfast four days after son was born in Sligo Regional Hospital in 2010

Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
Campaigners react with ‘cautious optimism’ to EirGrid’s underground option

Campaigners react with ‘cautious optimism’ to EirGrid’s underground option

Tue Jun 24 2014 - 01:30
Romance endures in Leitrim ballroom

Romance endures in Leitrim ballroom

Hall immortalised by writer William Trevor now reinvented as tourist attraction

Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
1916 relative says families should consider boycotting 2016 commemoration

1916 relative says families should consider boycotting 2016 commemoration

Anger among relatives of those involved in the Rising as they received no assurances they would be invited to the 2016 ceremony

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Irish teenage boys soak up the rays almost as much as girls

Irish teenage boys soak up the rays almost as much as girls

Calls for ban on sunbeds for under-18s as teenage boys, under pressure to sport a tan, put their health at risk

Tue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
‘I feel overwhelmed and worthless. Can you give me a call?’

‘I feel overwhelmed and worthless. Can you give me a call?’

Twenty years of battling feelings of worthlessness has led Hazel Larkin to be an ambassador for See Change

Tue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Sligo Council results: FF take four of the outstanding five seats

Sligo Council results: FF take four of the outstanding five seats

Count concludes shortly after 3am with FF polling stronger than expected

Mon May 26 2014 - 12:21
Abbey director warns of ‘paralysis’ over  1916 centenary plans

Abbey director warns of ‘paralysis’ over 1916 centenary plans

Fiach MacConghail suggests a UN general assembly be convened in Dublin

Mon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Roscommon profile: Voters boiling angry over contaminated water

Roscommon profile: Voters boiling angry over contaminated water

Boundary change puts Roscommon hopefuls in unfamiliar territory

Sat May 17 2014 - 01:00
Sligo profile: Focus on bread-and-butter issues

Sligo profile: Focus on bread-and-butter issues

Constituency profile: Political observers slow to make predictions after changes

Thu May 15 2014 - 09:51
Bereft parents call for action over random attacks

Bereft parents call for action over random attacks

‘After 29 months and 21 gruelling court appearances, just one person was convicted of his manslaughter’

Tue May 13 2014 - 01:01
Tax cuts a priority for Government - Taoiseach

Tax cuts a priority for Government - Taoiseach

Coalition must ‘get a grip’ on issues that concern the public , Pat Rabbitte says

Mon May 12 2014 - 17:54
Film-maker raises €100,000  to develop €4.5m  1916 film

Film-maker raises €100,000 to develop €4.5m 1916 film

The focus will be on Leitrim man Seán Mac Diarmada, says film maker Kevin McCann

Mon May 12 2014 - 01:00
Kenny speaks of painful, slow, Famine deaths

Kenny speaks of painful, slow, Famine deaths

Unveiled memorial carries names of 1,490 from Stokestown who left on coffin ships

Sun May 11 2014 - 19:02
Health and harmony grow  the good life

Health and harmony grow the good life

The Warners’ Harmony Farm is open to people interested in self-sufficiency, goat-keeping and woodland management

Tue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Sligo manager says ‘door open’ to Lissadell estate owners

Sligo manager says ‘door open’ to Lissadell estate owners

Hayes says council would try to facilitate owners if seeking to host more concerts

Tue Apr 29 2014 - 00:46
Lissadell owners say council report is a ‘whitewash’

Lissadell owners say council report is a ‘whitewash’

Sligo County Council faces a legal bill estimated at €5-7 million

Mon Apr 28 2014 - 06:30
Hotelier halts auction of distressed farm

Hotelier halts auction of distressed farm

Co Leitrim hotel owner cheered after stopping sale of neighbour’s property

Mon Apr 28 2014 - 01:23
Nurse accepts responsibility for taping patient’s mouth

Nurse accepts responsibility for taping patient’s mouth

Bimbo Paden has suffered guilt, remorse and anxiety since incident, court hears

Thu Apr 10 2014 - 14:19
Sligo councillors expected to seek Government help with Lissadell costs

Sligo councillors expected to seek Government help with Lissadell costs

Local tourism and business representatives said it was crucial the estate reopened to the public

Thu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00
Cancer society fundraiser opens door to night nurses

Cancer society fundraiser opens door to night nurses

Daffodil Day, which is taking place on Friday, has an ambitious target of €3.45 million

Tue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
Loss of medical cards may deter transplant patients returning to work

Loss of medical cards may deter transplant patients returning to work

Tue Mar 25 2014 - 01:00
NCAD lecturer turns daily commute into creative opportunity

NCAD lecturer turns daily commute into creative opportunity

Irish Lives: Tony Murphy uses his daily five hours on the road to capture ‘abstract compositions’ by remote-control camera

Sat Mar 22 2014 - 01:08

Anglers highlight fears for fish species if fracking goes ahead

Cavalcade of 50 boats on trailers driven through the centre of the Fermanagh town

Sun Mar 02 2014 - 19:32
Artists alive to Sligo’s alluring landscape and surfers drawn by the swells

Artists alive to Sligo’s alluring landscape and surfers drawn by the swells

While Sligo is awash with creative types, it’s also a hot spot for surfing royalty

Mon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00
Man dies after falling while trying to gain access to hotel

Man dies after falling while trying to gain access to hotel

Gardaí are investigating incident which they have described as a ‘tragic, freak accident’

Thu Feb 13 2014 - 14:32
‘Gentle ways’ celebrated at Nealon funeral Mass

‘Gentle ways’ celebrated at Nealon funeral Mass

Priest recounts many ways the former minister of state had made his mark

Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Retired priest calls for public inquiry into killing of Fr Niall Molloy

Retired priest calls for public inquiry into killing of Fr Niall Molloy

Minister told that without inquiry ‘suspicion of cover up and collusion at a high level’ will fester

Mon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
GPs continue to work when ill, study shows

GPs continue to work when ill, study shows

Tue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Councillors criticise failure to include Lissadell provisions in Sligo budget

Councillors criticise failure to include Lissadell provisions in Sligo budget

Lissadell legal costs the ‘elephant in room’ as county council considers 10% cut to budget

Tue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Roscommon campaigners say living with pylons is even worse than anticipated

Roscommon campaigners say living with pylons is even worse than anticipated

Group criticise ‘confusion’ about cost of controversial 56km Flagford to Srananagh line

Tue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Stark reality of everyday racism revealed in Sligo service reports

Stark reality of everyday racism revealed in Sligo service reports

Victims urged to break silence and speak out on racist incidents

Sat Jan 04 2014 - 01:02
Dangers of tanning downplayed, survey reveals

Dangers of tanning downplayed, survey reveals

Research in Sligo schools shows general misconception about the harmful effects of the sun, sunbeds and tanning

Sat Dec 28 2013 - 01:01
Dual carriageway to replace perilous  stretch of Sligo road

Dual carriageway to replace perilous stretch of Sligo road

Campaigners have erected 30 white crosses - each marking the scene of a fatality

Fri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Sligo woman died after giving birth

Sligo woman died after giving birth

Inquest to be held into death of mother at Sligo General Hospital

Wed Dec 18 2013 - 01:00
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