Father writes protest song over cuts in child benefitTHE DECISION by the Government to cut child benefit has prompted one angry father to write a protest song.Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Garda 'represented best in Irish society'The funeral Mass for the young garda killed in a road crash in Co Donegal earlier this week has taken place in Co Leitrim.Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Essential oils capable of killing superbugs, research findsFOR MANY PEOPLE essential oils are associated with sweet-smelling rooms or a relaxing bath, but their antibacterial components…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Councillor bullied officials - inquiryAN INQUIRY has upheld allegations of bullying and inappropriate behaviour made against a Sligo councillor by a number of officials…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Stop and go as signals and protest close streetFAULTY SIGNALS and a protest combined to stop the traffic on Sligo’s main street yesterday – just hours after it was controversially…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
President appeals to insurers for swift response to victimsRELIEF EFFORT: PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has appealed to those with the power to make life easier for flood victims to respond…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
Junk food aimed at kids 'not fit for animals'SOME FOOD products which are specifically targeted at children comprise such junk that we would “not feed them to animals in …Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Taking the fear out of hospitals for childrenThe Children in Hospital Ireland organisation wants to turn medical institutions into more child-friendly places – for parents…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Town risks being cut off by floodingNORTHWEST: CARRICK-ON-SHANNON in Co Leitrim could be cut off if heavy rain persists in the coming week, experts warned yesterday…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Sligo left 'devastated' by medical firm closureSTIEFEL SHUTDOWN: THE ANNOUNCEMENT that Stiefel Laboratories in Sligo is to cease operations within four years with the loss…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
'It's not what you want to hear before Christmas'WORKERS' REACTION: THE CANTEEN at Stiefel in Sligo was packed for yesterday morning’s emergency meeting, but when managing director…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Donegal brain surgeon at work in AD 800, burial site revealsBRAIN SURGERY was being carried out in Ireland more than 1,000 years ago – and patients survived.Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Sligo music festival goes live onlineSOME PEOPLE will travel any distance for a good session but the organisers of Sligo Live made it a bit easier for music fans …Tue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Over 30,000 expected to attend Sligo Live festivalMORE THAN 30,000 people are expected to attend the fifth Sligo Live festival, which kicks off today.Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Panic in arts community over cutbacks, meeting toldTHERE IS a sense of panic within the arts community as it is being forced to defend itself against “a very real threat” due to…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Sligo artists unite to oppose cutsWRITER DERMOT Healy warned yesterday that any cutback in arts funding would be “a catastrophe”.Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Lack of sex education puts disabled at riskYOUNG PEOPLE with intellectual and physical disabilities are being put at risk by society’s reluctance to provide them with sex…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Workers in public sector on 'war footing' over pay cutsANGRY PUBLIC service workers working in “frontline” services as nurses, gardaí, soldiers and fire fighters warned the Government…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Vote not a foregone conclusion - KennySLIGO MEETING: THE OUTCOME of the Lisbon referendum was not a foregone conclusion, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said yesterday…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
TDs who left FF over cancer services reject offer to rejoinTHE TWO Sligo-North Leitrim TDs who resigned the Fianna Fáil party whip last month are said to have rejected overtures from Taoiseach…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Traders oppose reopening main streetTRADERS ON Sligo’s main street are almost unanimously opposed to the plan to reopen the pedestrianised street to traffic, it …Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
Events like Sligo Culture Night 'vital' in recessionTHE GOVERNMENT could lead Ireland out of the recession by supporting “the creative economy”, it was claimed yesterday.Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Sligo's main street to open to traffic again in DecemberSLIGO’S MAIN street, which was pedestrianised three years ago, will reopen to traffic before ChristmasWed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Council delays grant payments for 500 third-level studentsAN ESTIMATED 500 third-level students could face financial hardship following a decision to delay grant payments until the relevant…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
'Unprecedented hostility' over Lissadell motionsMAYOR OF Sligo Cllr Jimmy McGarry said yesterday that he had been subjected to “unprecedented hostility” in the county council…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Warriors run from strand to hill to meet the queenHE MAY not have been spinning in her grave but Queen Maeve must at the very least have been dizzy on Saturday afternoon, when…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Protest as new cancer cases shift from SligoTHE SCENE outside the main door of Sligo General Hospital was described by onlookers as akin to a wake yesterday as a trickle…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
TDs face pressure to oppose Government's health policiesTHE TWO Fianna Fáil TDs who resigned the whip in protest at the removal of cancer services from Sligo General Hospital face likely…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Talk on McGahern and heroes of GAAON SATURDAY night at Croke Park Bono beamed out at a crowd of 80,000 fans and roared: “Thanks to the GAA for the use of the hall…Mon Jul 27 2009 - 01:00
Plenty still to talk about at 'McGahernland' summer schoolTHE LOCAL man serving coffee in the Dock arts centre in Carrick-on-Shannon threw his eyes to heaven and wondered how much more…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Reopening of Lissadell House for two months welcomedTOURISM EXECUTIVES in the northwest yesterday welcomed the announcement that Lissadell House, the ancestral home of 1916 leader…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Sligo mayor urges talks to end Lissadell House disputeWITH TOURISTS turning up to find the gates locked, the mayor of Sligo yesterday offered to facilitate round-table discussions…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Call for memorial to be put up to citizens of Dublin killed in RisingTHE CITIZENS of Dublin have been pilloried in many accounts of the Easter Rising, a summer school in honour of one of the 1916…Mon Jun 22 2009 - 01:00
Appeal after body found on beachGARDAÍ IN Sligo have appealed for help in identifying a man whose body was found on Rosses Point beach early on Tuesday morning…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Nurses vote to accept Labour Court packageALMOST 700 nurses at Sligo General Hospital have voted by a wide margin in favour of Labour Court recommendations aimed at averting…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Devins calls for clarification on cancer services after leaked letterFORMER JUNIOR health minister Jimmy Devins yesterday called for “urgent clarification” after revelations that the general manager…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Nurses likely to accept ruling on disputeALMOST 700 nurses at Sligo General Hospital are expected to accept Labour Court recommendations aimed at averting further industrial…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Day strike by nurses at Sligo hospitalONLY EIGHT nurses were on duty at Sligo General Hospital yesterday as members of the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) and nursing…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Row over efficiency of ambulance serviceTHE AMBULANCE service in Co Monaghan has come under scrutiny after the death of a 65- year-old man who collapsed at a birthday…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Cancer cuts blight FF calling cardCOUNCIL PROFILE/SLIGO: FIANNA FÁIL candidates in Co Sligo did the unthinkable at the last local election when they bucked the…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Sligo's main street may re-open to trafficSLIGO’S MAIN Street may re-open to traffic almost three years after it was pedestrianised – despite the fact that close to €…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
HSE warns over nurses' strike at Sligo hospitalAN ALL-OUT strike by 700 nurses at Sligo General Hospital next Thursday will result in 318 acutely-ill patients and 22 who required…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Sisters reunited after 60 years apartTWO SISTERS separated more than 60 years ago following a series of tragic family circumstances have been reunited after a lifetime…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Nurses at Sligo hospital to stage one-day strikePATIENTS AT Sligo General Hospital are facing major disruption next week following a decision by nurses to stage a one-day strike…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Nurses vote to take industrial actionNURSES AT Sligo General Hospital have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a dispute over bed closures and …Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Mixed reaction as some save on weekly shoppingCUSTOMERS: THE AIR was blue to match the balloons as drivers circled the Wine Street car park outside Tesco in Sligo yesterday…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Recession may hit food safety standardsENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH officers in the northwest have expressed concern that the recession may affect food safety standards as …Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Cost of redeveloping Sligo arts centre falls by €1m due to slumpWORK HAS started on redevelopment of a Sligo arts centre which has had its price tag reduced by €1 million thanks to the slump…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
'People power' urged at Sligo cancer services rallyTHE THOUSANDS of people who marched in Sligo yesterday in support of local cancer services were urged to take heart from the…Sat Apr 11 2009 - 01:00
Sligo protest at transfer of cancer servicesCONSULTANTS AND family doctors opposed to the planned transfer of cancer services from Sligo General Hospital will address a …Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
