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Protest at hospital as service cut to 12 hours

TAOISEACH ENDA Kenny was accused of “vindictiveness” and “sour grapes” at a protest outside Roscommon hospital on Saturday as…

Mon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00

Pigs get the chop in wild boar festivities

THERE WERE dark mutterings about health and safety regulations, not to mention animal rights activism, in the seaside village…

Mon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00

Kenny accused of 'vindicitiveness'

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was accused of “vindictiveness” at a protest outside Roscommon hospital yesterday as over 500 people gathered…

Sun Aug 07 2011 - 01:00

Actor plays 'quiet woman' on debt to Yeats as Sligo school summer opens

MAUREEN O’HARA knew WB Yeats but in a welcome address to the students attending the opening of the Yeats International Summer…

Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00

Dublin-Sligo link ends as Aer Arann abandons some regional services

THE 28-YEAR air link between Dublin and Sligo ended yesterday as Aer Arann finished services between Dublin and a number of regional…

Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00

Church's role in McGahern sacking should have been 'wake up call'

THE CATHOLIC Church’s role in having John McGahern sacked from his teaching post in the mid-1960s should have been a “wake up…

Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00

Forged papers damaged public support for mother's campaign

BACKGROUND: IT HAS been a rollercoaster ride for Pamela Izevbekhai who, after living in Sligo for 6½ years, left that city in…

Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00

Reaction muted as Izevbekhai family deported to Nigeria

THE MOST high-profile immigration battle in Irish legal history ended early yesterday when Nigerian woman Pamela Izevbekhai and…

Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00

Gallagher wins support of Leitrim council

ENTREPRENEUR SEÁN Gallagher’s bid for the presidency gained further momentum last night when he secured the unanimous support…

Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00

Hospital protesters criticise Fine Gael deputies

FINE GAEL  TDs were jeered at a public meeting in Roscommon last night as a medical expert accused the party of pulling a fast…

Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00

Help to get back in the game

Physical or mental disabilities need not be a barrier to working in sports and leisure

Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00

Roscommon businessman offers building rent free to create jobs

A CO Roscommon businessman is offering a landmark building in his home town, the former Rockingham Arms pub in Boyle, rent free…

Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00

Reopening Sligo cancer unit would cost €2.5m

THE ANNUAL cost of re-opening the breast cancer unit at Sligo General Hospital (SGH) would be more than €2

Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00

FG cancer service promise 'a mistake'

MINISTER OF State and Sligo-Leitrim TD John Perry admitted yesterday it was a mistake to promise that breast cancer services …

Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00

Taoiseach rejects workers' calls for reinstatement of Seán Quinn

QUINN GROUP workers seeking the reinstatement of Seán Quinn were told by Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday the situation had “gone…

Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00

Planning cost 1,000 jobs, says group

IRELAND RECENTLY lost 1,000 jobs in the renewable energy sector to the UK because our  planning system is  such a “a quagmire…

Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00

Aldi gets planning permission for store in Leitrim

AN BORD Pleanála has given the go-ahead for a new Aldi store on the outskirts of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim.

Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00

Cancer activists raise €240,000 to fund bus

CAMPAIGNERS FOR better cancer services in the northwest have raised €240,000 for a coach to take patients to Galway.

Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00

Minister says Coalition has no mandate to close rural schools

THE COALITION parties have no mandate to close rural schools, Minister of State for Small Business John Perry has told concerned…

Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00

Campaign to save small rural schools

A MOVEMENT aimed at protecting small rural schools will be launched this evening in Co Sligo, where almost one-third of primary…

Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00

Farmer in custody for animal cruelty

A CO Sligo farmer is due be sentenced on Thursday after admitting cruelty to animals  which  a judge heard  were so hungry  that…

Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00

Siting of library in mansion opposed

OPPOSITION IS mounting to “ludicrous” plans by Roscommon County Council to move Boyle town library into the ground floor of the…

Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00

Pressure group set up to safeguard historic King House

AN ACTION committee has been formed to preserve the future of King House, the ancestral home of the King family in Boyle, Co …

Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00

Music to their ears as DIT students sign up

Music is not just for listening to, say the students who reworked Snow Patrol’s ‘Open Hands’ in sign language

Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00

Sligo woman arrested after blocking EirGrid pylon crew

A CO Sligo mother arrested after a confrontation with workers on a pylon project said yesterday she would go to jail rather than…

Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00

Text service to remind women to take the pill

MORE THAN six in every 10 third-level students who are on the pill forget to take the oral contraceptive at least once a month…

Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00

Martin issues rallying cry to Sligo supporters

FIANNA FÁIL leader Micheál Martin got a rapturous welcome in Sligo last night where he issued a rallying cry to party supporters…

Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00

Court hears publican was in shock after arrest

A FORMER mayor of Sligo told a court yesterday that he went into shock after being arrested in a pub he co-owns,  and prayed  …

Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00

Sligo Gaol conservation a step closer

SLIGO GAOL’S place in the history of the Irish State as it emerged is to be preserved after the adoption by Sligo County Council…

Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00

Family upset by removal of dead man's memorial

THE FATHER of a young Sligo man who was murdered in 2007 has said his family had been very upset by the local council’s decision…

Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00

Understanding of pill's effectiveness is 'worrying'

A “WORRYINGLY” high proportion of women who are on the pill believe it is still effective if they start a pack up to 48 hours…

Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00

Historic House: Couple Spent €13m

WHEN THE Gore-Booth family put the Lissadell estate up for sale in 2003, the owner Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, a grand nephew of …

Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00

Council gets ultimatum on €100m bridge plan

THE MAYOR of Sligo has called a special meeting of the local borough council for Wednesday, as councillors brace themselves for…

Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00

Council refuses permission for hospital

A DECISION by Sligo County Council this week to refuse planning permission for a private hospital on the outskirts of the town…

Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00

The drug deliveries that could save lives

An initiative by a Galway pharmacist is ensuring patients don’t put their health at risk by not taking their medication

Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00

Hot meals on icy slopes prove to be rural life-saver

Whether it’s bread, milk or coal, a small army braves the elements to deliver to the isolated

Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00

'Telecoaching' reaps results

TELEPHONE COACHING could be a key tool in getting people with type 2 diabetes to change their behaviour, the results of a new…

Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00

Solution to Sligo bridge deadlock key to €100m renewal fund, says Minister

FUNDS EARMARKED for Sligo will be lost if an impasse on a proposed bridge is not resolved before Christmas, Minister of State…

Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00

Questions over helmet design raised by sport injuries study

THE DESIGN of protective helmets worn on the sports field needs to be re-examined, according to the authors of a new study which…

Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00

Unravelling the mundane mysteries of mankind

THE LITTLE girl in the school uniform fingered the lethal shoebox landmine gingerly, listened in horror to the Army officer’s…

Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00

Minister says €50m project may not proceed

A €50 MILLION regeneration project in the largest and one of the most neglected local authority estates  in the northwest will…

Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00

Who'll clean up when you can't?

For the past year, the owners of a cleaning company have offered a free service to women suffering from cancer

Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00

Planning refused for project at Lough Gill

PLANNING PERMISSION has been refused for a €100 million development at Hazelwood House on the shores of Lough Gill in Sligo…

Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00

Culchie title goes to Leitrim man

THE CONTENDERS had trousers held up with rope, straw sticking out of pockets and, to prove themselves true blue culchies, had…

Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00

Ex-Labour councillor fails to overturn poll result

A FORMER Labour party councillor has failed in his court bid to have a town council election declared void and a new poll held…

Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00

Sligo road death crosses

THE MOST treacherous stretch of road in Co Sligo has been marked by  29 crosses, one for every fatality there, by local residents…

Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00

Depression's invisibility fuels stigma

An international expert described the reluctance in Ireland to seek help for depression as worrying, considering the importance…

Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00

Sligo regeneration at risk as bridge cancelled

A SLIGO community trying to salvage a multimillion euro regeneration project has lost €3

Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00

Emergency staff shortages compromising care

THE SEVERE shortage of medical staff on emergency wards throughout the State must be addressed as a matter of urgency, according…

Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00

Support for plan to cut hospital wait

Consultants hopeful that ‘Acute Medical Programme’ will be ‘all good news’ for patients

Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
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