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Theft of mountain rescue equipment has put lives at risk, volunteers say

Theft of mountain rescue equipment has put lives at risk, volunteers say

Break-in at Sligo base sees €3,500 worth of equipment stolen, including new torches

Mon Apr 02 2018 - 16:34
‘One punch can ruin your life. Use your brain, not your fists’

‘One punch can ruin your life. Use your brain, not your fists’

Shane Grogan suffered a brain injury. His father warns against danger of excess drink

Sat Mar 17 2018 - 01:00
Sligo murder victim a ‘quiet’ man who ‘would not harm a fly’

Sligo murder victim a ‘quiet’ man who ‘would not harm a fly’

Man charged over murder of Jimmy Loughlin (20) whose body was discovered on Saturday

Sun Feb 25 2018 - 22:04
Project Ireland 2040: ‘The northwest is used to being forgotten’

Project Ireland 2040: ‘The northwest is used to being forgotten’

Some Sligo residents worried about plan’s 22-year timescale, others more hopeful

Mon Feb 19 2018 - 05:30
Sligo looks to future in wake of shop closures

Sligo looks to future in wake of shop closures

‘All Sligo got out of its gateway status was a sign at the entrance to the town’

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 20:29
Three-year catch-22 battle for a home after spinal injury

Three-year catch-22 battle for a home after spinal injury

NUI Galway neuro science graduate caught in regulatory limbo with HSE and council

Tue Feb 13 2018 - 08:01
Families plead with health minister for access to drug

Families plead with health minister for access to drug

‘You have to ask why other countries have been happy with the clinical evidence but not here’ - mother of girl (10)

Wed Feb 07 2018 - 21:52
Parents object to plan to move day service for intellectually disabled adults

Parents object to plan to move day service for intellectually disabled adults

Families say proposed move to ‘disused farm’ takes service from heart of Sligo community

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 02:41
How an online appeal brings new lease of life to a Leitrim village

How an online appeal brings new lease of life to a Leitrim village

‘Now children are back playing on the street. It’s lovely to hear those sounds’

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
Photographing nature, wildlife and ‘the other side of Ballymun’

Photographing nature, wildlife and ‘the other side of Ballymun’

‘You see a sparrowhawk chasing a pigeon at the old shopping centre’

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 01:00
‘If a bystander had yelled ‘stop’, my son could be alive today’

‘If a bystander had yelled ‘stop’, my son could be alive today’

The mother of a victim of a fatal assault is backing campaigns to make Irish streets safer

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 05:00
Streets of Galway flooded as storm Eleanor arrives

Streets of Galway flooded as storm Eleanor arrives

ESB deals with 55,000 faults as gusts of up to 140km/h are reported off the west coast

Tue Jan 02 2018 - 23:40
Telephone box where tearful wives waited for calls houses crib

Telephone box where tearful wives waited for calls houses crib

Nativity scene recreated in former Eircom kiosk on Co Roscommon trunk road

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 13:26
When drama and therapy meet in a Co Leitrim village

When drama and therapy meet in a Co Leitrim village

Bright Sparks drama workshop has created a new entry point to youth theatre for those who may feel marginalised

Mon Dec 04 2017 - 08:01
Gardaí refuse to work in Sligo station on health and safety grounds

Gardaí refuse to work in Sligo station on health and safety grounds

The report highlighted serious issues including ‘rodent invasions’, an antiquated heating system and ‘third world’ toilet facilities

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 08:56
Sligo has lowest employment growth rate in the country

Sligo has lowest employment growth rate in the country

Five of the six counties with lowest rates are in the west, along with Tipperary

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 01:00
New septic tank rules slow one-off house construction

New septic tank rules slow one-off house construction

Fees of €55,000 for council recommended Danish sewage system proving prohibitive

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 05:00
Iraqi-born Leitrim hurler fears for relatives after earthquake

Iraqi-born Leitrim hurler fears for relatives after earthquake

Zak Moradi says disaster could not have happened at worse time as temperatures dropped

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 19:51
This ‘UFO house’ in Sligo with eco-credentials could be yours for €300k

This ‘UFO house’ in Sligo with eco-credentials could be yours for €300k

Eco-lodge inspired by Sligo's ancient cairns offers a very different living proposition

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
Canadian walks 900km through Ireland to highlight mental health

Canadian walks 900km through Ireland to highlight mental health

Maysen Forbes, a former soldier in the Israeli army, has struggled with depression and anxiety

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 16:47
Hurricane Ophelia: How is it impacting on your area?

Hurricane Ophelia: How is it impacting on your area?

Cork begins to assess damage as red warning remains in operation throughout the country

Mon Oct 16 2017 - 21:27
‘They talk to the dog, not me.’ How people react to disability

‘They talk to the dog, not me.’ How people react to disability

Most Irish people are sympathetic to those with a disabilty. But that’s not always what they want

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 08:00
Gay Travellers entering arranged marriages ‘to avoid shame’

Gay Travellers entering arranged marriages ‘to avoid shame’

Suicide in Traveller community an ‘emergency situation’

Mon Oct 09 2017 - 02:25
Syrians cook for locals as part of Sligo Global Kitchen event

Syrians cook for locals as part of Sligo Global Kitchen event

Monthly lunch invites people living in direct provision to make dishes from their country

Sun Sept 17 2017 - 20:48
Beckett plays to be staged in former factory in historic Sligo estate

Beckett plays to be staged in former factory in historic Sligo estate

Plays to be presented in different parts of building are A Piece of Monologue, Play and Footfalls

Sun Sept 17 2017 - 19:00
Fears that social welfare policy making young adults homeless

Fears that social welfare policy making young adults homeless

Jobseeker’s Allowance for under-26s much lower than standard payment of €193 a week

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
Medical errors causing 1,000 deaths a year, conference told

Medical errors causing 1,000 deaths a year, conference told

Lawyer says with 160,000 injured by such errors State is failing medical litigants

Fri Sept 08 2017 - 15:49
From East Wall to Leitrim: ‘Kilty’ welcomes new families

From East Wall to Leitrim: ‘Kilty’ welcomes new families

Kiltyclogher launched a ‘families wanted’ campaign to save its school – and it worked

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 19:13
‘There was a time when I never thought we would see it’

‘There was a time when I never thought we would see it’

First day at school arrives for Isobel after surviving cancer twice

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 01:45
Gardaí on high alert following stabbing in Sligo

Gardaí on high alert following stabbing in Sligo

Armed officers retaining presence at hospital amid fears Traveller feud could escalate

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 20:28
Lidl appeals Carrick-on-Shannon decision to An Bord Pleanála

Lidl appeals Carrick-on-Shannon decision to An Bord Pleanála

German supermarket hopes to relocate to site that is closer to rivals Tesco and Aldi

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 16:50
‘I can walk for 50m without stopping. I feel on top of the world now’

‘I can walk for 50m without stopping. I feel on top of the world now’

How mirror stroke therapy is changing people's lives

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 02:02
Mirror therapy helping stroke patients to improve strength

Mirror therapy helping stroke patients to improve strength

Researchers at IT Sligo use mirrors to ‘trick’ brain into thinking weak limb is working properly

Tue Aug 15 2017 - 02:02
Detained ex-au pair: ‘I would be scared to come back to Ireland’

Detained ex-au pair: ‘I would be scared to come back to Ireland’

Paloma Aparezida Silva-Carvalho says her experience was traumatic but she bears no ill will

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:00
‘Being out farming and gardening has changed him. My son has a life now’

‘Being out farming and gardening has changed him. My son has a life now’

Social farming case study: Aileen McGee

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 17:10
Farming initiative helping those at risk of social exclusion

Farming initiative helping those at risk of social exclusion

Extension of Social Farming Network unveiled on family farm near Mohill

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 17:06
‘If it wasn’t for social farming I would either be locked up or six feet under’

‘If it wasn’t for social farming I would either be locked up or six feet under’

Social farming case study: John Murphy

Wed Jul 26 2017 - 17:00
If Countess Markievicz had her way ‘I doubt I’d be around’ – Michael McDowell

If Countess Markievicz had her way ‘I doubt I’d be around’ – Michael McDowell

90th anniversary of death of revolutionary and first Irish woman minister

Sun Jul 16 2017 - 20:35
Lidl denied permission for new Carrick-on-Shannon store

Lidl denied permission for new Carrick-on-Shannon store

Chairwoman of Leitrim County Council says rejection a victory for ‘people power’

Thu Jul 13 2017 - 18:50
Land searched for Leitrim man missing since 2011

Land searched for Leitrim man missing since 2011

Gardaí now treating disappearance of Pat Heeran as a murder case

Thu Jul 06 2017 - 14:19
Gardaí with riot shields in stand-off at Travellers’ site

Gardaí with riot shields in stand-off at Travellers’ site

Gardaí in protective barrier around Sligo council staff carrying out works at car park

Wed Jul 05 2017 - 17:22
Food bank to open in Roscommon for ‘new poor’

Food bank to open in Roscommon for ‘new poor’

Working couples going without meals because of burden of financial commitments

Sun Jul 02 2017 - 17:44
Sligo Travellers consider squatters’ rights in car park row

Sligo Travellers consider squatters’ rights in car park row

Confrontation as council staff with gardaí moved to dismantle fence around caravan

Wed Jun 28 2017 - 02:02
Culture clash comedy ‘Halal Daddy’ premieres in Sligo

Culture clash comedy ‘Halal Daddy’ premieres in Sligo

Film about the opening of a halal meat factory stars Colm Meaney and Art Malik

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 19:59
Leitrim festival to celebrate lives of young locals who have died

Leitrim festival to celebrate lives of young locals who have died

StoneyWoods Festival has been organised with the help of bereaved families

Mon Jun 26 2017 - 20:47
Lidl faces opposition to Carrick-on-Shannon supermarket

Lidl faces opposition to Carrick-on-Shannon supermarket

Local campaigners say the proposed development would be a ‘garish carbuncle’

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 19:06
‘Don’t come to Dublin. It’s a rip-off,’ says tourism expert

‘Don’t come to Dublin. It’s a rip-off,’ says tourism expert

Professor Michael Hall says he would not recommend Dublin visit

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 15:50
Being gay she was asked if her parents thought she was "mentally deficient"

Being gay she was asked if her parents thought she was "mentally deficient"

‘Anna Livia Lesbia’ writer Joni Crone came out to Gay Byrne on the Late Late Show in 1980 to help others and encourage law reform

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 18:00
A cancer ordeal: ‘I have lost a lot because of bloody sunbeds’

A cancer ordeal: ‘I have lost a lot because of bloody sunbeds’

Shirley McEntee was diagnosed with skin cancer at 31. She puts it down to sunbed use

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
Teen sunbed use on the rise in Dublin since 2014 ban

Teen sunbed use on the rise in Dublin since 2014 ban

Survey finds number of teens using sunbeds up from 7.4% to 8.8% since ban

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
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