Driver sounded horn for prolonged period before train hit Sligo woman, say witnesses Deceased woman named locally as Jessica McLoughlin; second woman related to her hospitalised in serious conditionThu Jun 15 2023 - 13:40
Sun-kissed Strandhill basks in high temperatures as warm weather set to stayJust knowing that it is hotter here in Ireland at 22 degrees than in many holiday resorts abroad makes the good weather so much more funTue May 30 2023 - 19:54
Irish commercial LNG facility would be contrary to climate targets, says Ryan Open letter to Green Party leader critical of comments in recent interview around energy supply concernsTue Apr 18 2023 - 17:44
Biden concludes emotional day in Co Mayo with most personal speech of his tripUS President tells Ballina that meeting priest who gave last rights to son Beau ‘seemed like a sign’Fri Apr 14 2023 - 23:46
From Manorhamilton with love: A dynamic Border town in full regeneration modeGrá le Manor campaign aims to show visitors the artistic town is thriving even as it gets a much-needed faceliftSat Apr 08 2023 - 05:00
Flipping emigration: Leitrim leaders in US to encourage people to move to the countyMembers of a mission to New York say there are plenty of work opportunities in the county - but more houses are neededThu Apr 06 2023 - 20:44
Landlords would have continued to ‘run out of the market if eviction ban had not ended’ Tax breaks and overhaul of rental dispute resolution process also needed ‘to stop the rot’, estate agent saysThu Mar 09 2023 - 12:11
Child disability services: ‘It’s heartbreaking to know we cannot afford the help he needs’Waiting times for child occupational therapy (OT), SLT and psychology services are often years rather than monthsMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:00
Over a third of approved posts in network of services for children with disabilities are unfilledIn 2022 there were over 700 vacancies across the country’s 91 Children’s Disability Network TeamsFri Mar 03 2023 - 05:00
Ukrainians in Leitrim: ‘I have to live for my kids. It is like rehabilitation here in Ireland for them’Ukrainians in Leitrim are trying to be positive ahead of ‘emotional‘ first anniversary of their country’s invasionThu Feb 23 2023 - 06:03
‘I made mine for my great grandad - a tinsmith’: Traveller children showcase artwork in museumYoung artists take part in the ‘Gaw-Yas Grannie’ project celebrating Traveller community’s traditionsSun Feb 12 2023 - 12:04
Man charged over fatal shooting of Sligo man (31) in AustraliaTributes paid to Damian Conlon, known as ‘fun-loving guy’ in his home townFri Feb 10 2023 - 09:56
Leitrim vacant house figures: Sentimentality and demographics among reasons for county’s predicamentBehind statistics for Leitrim's unoccupied homes lie a culture of underutilisation, definitions of what’s habitable and family reluctance to sellMon Feb 06 2023 - 03:00
As restaurant after restaurant closes down, is it curtains for high end dining in Ireland?Even Denmark’s Noma, voted best restaurant in the world five times, is closing due to the ‘unsustainable’ cost, and diners are now seeking quicker, cheaper optionsSat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00
Irish widowers highlight need for mandatory inquests into maternal deaths across EUBetween 2007 and 2021, 13 inquests into maternal deaths were held in the State, campaign group saysMon Jan 23 2023 - 14:49
Undiagnosed ADHD: ‘When you act up at school you do feel shame. Friends start falling away’Elbha O’Sullivan got a private diagnosis for her son Cillín while he was waiting 18 months for a Camhs appointment, but many don’t have the optionSat Jan 21 2023 - 04:00
‘His secret is that he’s a bachelor’: Roscommon native Michael Coyne turns 106The ‘fit, hard-working’ non-smoker marked his birthday with a bowl of soup and a ‘half one of Jameson’Mon Jan 16 2023 - 03:00
Publisher seeks to give children opportunity to see themselves in printBook publisher Kids’ Own is seeking to give young Traveller, Roma and foster children an opportunity to see themselves in printWed Jan 11 2023 - 04:30
‘Maybe I would be better off not to know where I am’: nursing home closure upsets residentJust a year after 89-year-old Michael Collins settled into a nursing home, it closed, one of 17 such closures due by the end of the yearThu Dec 29 2022 - 04:45
‘There’s only so much you can charge for soup’ - the restaurateurs closing their doorsRestaurants Association believes some businesses are trying to ‘hang on until after Christmas’ and that more closures will happen in January and beyondMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
Sligo’s oldest pub removes Heineken draft products after price hikeLocal beers from breweries such as White Hag are being served instead in Thomas Connolly’sFri Nov 18 2022 - 13:50
Farmers sleeping ‘with one eye open’ as avian flu spreadsAgriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has introduced regulations requiring flock owners to keep all poultry housed in a secure buildingSun Nov 06 2022 - 15:06
‘Loose cannon’ MacSharry’s departure opens a divide in Fianna Fáil in Sligo-Leitrim A senior party source said there is ‘always a way back’, however - until a new candidate is establishedThu Nov 03 2022 - 01:00
Taoiseach congratulates Rishi Sunak on becoming new Conservative Party leaderMicheál Martin said he looked forward to working with him on ‘important issues’Mon Oct 24 2022 - 17:26
Lough Funshinagh neighbours worry who is next as flooded house demolishedAbout 30 people gather as workmen start to dismantle former home of Mary and Rory O’Meara, who had to permanently evacuate due to floodsMon Oct 17 2022 - 21:48
Mary McAleese tells schoolchildren about ‘beautiful little children just like you’ who died in HolocaustLaunch of Holocaust Education Ireland’s Crocus Project saw pupils from Roscommon and Leitrim plant crocus bulbs in former president’s gardenMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:22
People should ‘be careful’ about objecting to housing projects, says TaoiseachTarget of 25,000 news homes by year end not enough, says Martin at OECD Rural Development ConferenceThu Sept 29 2022 - 20:08
Concrete levy is needed to help ease ‘enormous outlay’ for mica redress - TaoiseachTánaiste says defective construction going to cost ‘hundreds of millions if not billions’Thu Sept 29 2022 - 16:17
The €12 increase in the State pension is ‘not worth a damn’, retirees sayBudget 2023: Regulars at the Elphin Day Centre in Roscommon are worried about more than just ‘the cost of a loaf’Tue Sept 27 2022 - 18:52
Children with autism should not be ‘overprotected’, says expertChildren with disabilities need access to work placements before age 18, Sligo conference toldSun Sept 25 2022 - 16:53
New charge of attempted murder for man accused over two Sligo deaths Yousef Palani is charged with murdering Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee last AprilThu Sept 15 2022 - 14:41
Retired teacher celebrates an honour in German: ‘I am delighted with my H4′John King (72) expects his Berlin-based grandson will soon be better than himFri Sept 02 2022 - 18:23
Man dies after falling near Devil’s Chimney waterfallGalway resident aged in his late 60s understood to have become disorientated during walk at beauty spot on Sligo-Leitrim borderTue Aug 02 2022 - 11:46
Ex-garda vows to fight court order to have pet dog put down‘I have a Plan B if someone does come to arrest me. I am not going to tell you what that is’Fri Jul 29 2022 - 18:23
Sligo councillors approve housing development near Neolithic monumentsResidents say project could exacerbate flooding issues in a nearby estate and cause traffic issuesMon Jul 04 2022 - 18:22
‘Teen queer experiences’ in rural communities in northwest documented in new book‘Teen queer experience’ in rural communities in northwest documented in new bookMon Jul 04 2022 - 07:30
Major row over plans to build homes near Neolithic tombs in SligoCouncillors must vote on Monday on whether to allow the development amid protests from locals and archaeologistsSat Jul 02 2022 - 07:00
Professional clown among Ukrainians putting roots down in LeitrimLocal farming project allows refugees grow their own foodTue Jun 07 2022 - 06:47
‘He bashed the door down. Jim didn't stand a chance’Inquest into the death of Jimmy Loughlin reveals how many ‘red flags’ regarding the violent and threatening behaviour of his killer were ignoredSat May 14 2022 - 03:20
Jury returns verdict of unlawful killing in case of Sligo man Jimmy LoughlinTwo-day inquest concludes in Sligo courthouseTue May 10 2022 - 20:34
Garda warned superiors man was danger to others, inquest hearsRichard McLoughlin sent texts to mother threatening to ‘slit her throat’ and ‘burn her out’Mon May 09 2022 - 22:01
Nurses relying on food banks, INMO conference hearsSome health care workers are ‘struggling to live, never mind work,’ delegates toldFri May 06 2022 - 18:23
Cost of living for student nurses: ‘We are very fond of jumpers and hot water bottles’Allowance system for trainee nurses is ‘archaic’, INMO student chairman saysFri May 06 2022 - 10:48
The families fighting for services for children with disabilities: ‘It’s a soulless system’‘We spend so much time fighting for our kids. Parents are made out to be the villains’Fri May 06 2022 - 02:30
Families accuse HSE of wilfully neglecting children with disabilitiesProtests to highlight the ‘shambles’ of the reconfigured children’s disability servicesFri May 06 2022 - 02:09
Call for enhanced sick leave for nurses suffering from long CovidCovid death toll five times that from stroke or breast cancer, INMO conference hearsThu May 05 2022 - 21:17
Seven nurses assaulted in Irish health system every day, INMO findsOne nurse told by parent she ‘would kill me’ at her car at the end of her shiftThu May 05 2022 - 07:14
INMO chief calls for greater safety focus in health service amid ‘career-ending assaults’ on staffHospital overcrowding probably worse now than during 2006 ‘emergency’, conference hearsWed May 04 2022 - 16:32
For Donegal footballer Paul Brennan, remote working wins out on all frontsInsight into new world of work sees Dublin recruitment firm support working from homeWed Apr 27 2022 - 02:02
Sow Now sunflower project aims to make Ukrainians feel at homeSeed packets will be sold in aid of the Irish Red Cross’s Ukraine Crisis AppealTue Apr 26 2022 - 02:00
