Sligo

Patient’s picture was shared ‘mistakenly’ on WhatsApp, HSE data protection log shows

Health service recorded 624 breaches last year including theft of backpack containing files

Ploughing punters prepare for wet and windy conditions

Met Éireann has yellow status rain warning in place for three counties on Monday

Diagnosed with cancer at 18: ‘It was like, okay, the fun part of life is over’

The Sugartown author on invincibility, mother-daughter relationships and baring her soul in return for publicity

‘A scheme for the wealthy’: Just 7% of applicants have had defective concrete homes fixed

Some 220 homeowners have had works completed under Defective Concrete Block Scheme out of 2,870 applications since June 2020

Long-awaited Sligo Greenway may be in jeopardy over Irish Rail objections

Company says disused line between Claremorris and Collooney should be retained for future Western Rail Corridor

‘Significant failings’ at disability centre put residents at risk, watchdog finds

Non-compliance impacted the delivery of care to residents in 11 centres, says health watchdog

Status Yellow wind warnings lifted across the State with power restored to thousands

Eight counties under alerts amid forecasts of dangerous driving conditions, flooding and structural damage

Ireland’s county towns: ‘There were 300 people living on this street. Now it’s 17’

In the second in her series on county towns, Rosita Boland discovers there is a lot more to Sligo than its Yeats connection

Owners surrender 60 XL Bullies to authorities after move to ban breed

TD warns of breeding practices where 8,000 pups registered annually but 25,000 for sale on dog website

Homes available to rent on State HAP social scheme fall by nearly a quarter

Simon Communities of Ireland report finds only 32 properties available to rent within the discretionary rate of HAP

Three men plead guilty to unlawfully killing Tom Niland

John Irving (31) pleaded guilty to manslaughter five days into his trial

Neighbours did not recognise Tom Niland due to injuries sustained in alleged home invasion

John Irving (31) accused of unlawfully killing Mr Niland after breaking into his home with two other men on January 18th, 2022

‘Beautiful, crisp and clear’: Winning pictures in Biodiversity Photographer of the Year contest are announced

Image of dragonfly in Meath takes top prize in competition aimed at celebrating photography and wildlife diversity

Best golf courses in Co Sligo: Bucket list courses and hidden gems from Rosses Point to Tubbercurry

Mountain views, sand dunes aplenty and the Atlantic make this a special part of the world for golfers

Trial opens into alleged killing of 73-year-old Tom Niland in Co Sligo

Pensioner died from complications due to blunt force trauma to head, Central Criminal Court hears

What will €350,000 buy in Co Cork and Sligo town?

A refurbished farmhouse in west Cork or a revamped townhouse in Sligo town

Lunch with a side of art: Seven Irish galleries with great cafes

From the Hugh Lane to LGCA – our pick of where art lovers in Ireland can nourish body and soul

How the death of an ‘old boy from Ireland’ in London-Irish suburb sparked a misguided viral appeal

The death of Martin Fallon from Sligo recently sparked a viral post about Archway’s evolving Irish enclave

Naas named Ireland’s Best Kept Town in all-island competition

Towns were assessed on cleanliness, presentation of roads and buildings, and local nature

A key social housing scheme is in danger of falling apart. Why?

The State has pulled the plug on a multi-million euro deal at the last minute, throwing the public-private partnership model into doubt

Moving from Dublin to rural Ireland: ‘Every time we went away we loved all the green around us. Then we thought, let’s just go do it’

Meet the people who moved from the city the country to set up businesses and live a quieter life

Kevin Barry: ‘You can almost fool yourself into thinking there’s no class system in rural Ireland’

The author on writing, living in the Sligo countryside and how digitalisation is warping our sense of reality

Son is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his ill mother in her home

Angela Canavan’s life was taken in ‘most cruel, violent and sadistic way’, Central Criminal Court told

Sligo-based doctor whose nine nieces and nephews were killed in Gaza: ‘I’m not seeking revenge, I just want this madness to end’

Dr Ali Alnajjar, an uncle to nine children who died in Gaza last week, calls for an end to Israel’s ‘impunity’

Tributes paid to ‘beautiful child’ who drowned off Co Sligo beach

School and community express grief and condolences over death of Alan Singh (7) ahead of Thursday funeral

Community in ‘shock’ as boy (7) who died after getting into difficulty off Sligo beach is named

Alarm was raised at about 3pm when members of public saw the child in difficulty in the water

Blue flags: Record number of Irish beaches and marinas win award for 2025

Kerry has most blue flags with 15, while Cork has most green coast awards with 14

Fisherman (80s) found ‘safe and well’ after coast guard search

The man, understood to be from the Claremorris area of Co Mayo, had been reported missing by his wife at about 11pm on Saturday when he failed to return from a fishing trip

Julianknxx on the roots of his art: ‘You go through war, seeing death – that trauma never leaves you’

Julian Knox fled Sierra Leone with his family when he was nine. His astonishing Chorus in Rememory of Flight, at the Model in Sligo, grew out of all he experienced

Two women and two children taken to hospital after collision in Co Sligo

Gardaí say boy (9), girl (3) and women in their 20s and 40s suffered serious injuries in incident on N59 at Ballysadare on Monday

Musician Oscar McLennan on the impact of his young son’s death: ‘I completely lost the power of words’

The tragedy changed everything for the songwriter, whose new instrumental album is a celebration of Ian’s life

Family of Ronan Wilson (9) ask DPP to appeal sentence of driver who killed him

Mother says she feels ‘let down’ by ‘leniency’ of punishment given to Sergee Kelly of Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo

Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film

Ward's film Salt explores the surf photographer’s health condition and her relationship with the sea

What will €150,000 buy in France, Corfu, Spain, Barbados and Sligo?

One price, home and away: A fixer-upper near Easky, a studio apartment in Paris, a townhouse in Corfu, a fisherman’s house in Cudillero, or a Caribbean home near the beach

Ireland’s remote islands: Only 29 apply for €84,000 grant aimed at attracting residents

Numbers moving under Our Living Islands scheme to places like Arranmore is less than expected

Gardaí feared they would be beheaded as man went on axe rampage in Sligo

Damien O’Sullivan chased gardaí with axe, threatened to kill them, and damaged two Garda vans and a patrol car

VHI seals deal with Kingsbridge Healthcare Group, adding access to three private hospitals

Belfast, Derry and Sligo locations intended to provide more options, health insurer says

Woman (50s) dies due to injuries from Valentine’s Day collision in Sligo

The two-car collision happened on the N17 at Ballinacarrow, Co Sligo

Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere in a spot of bother with his Dublin tenants

Plus: Marc MacSharry will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree; Sammy Wilson’s silence; and Henry Kelly’s political allegiance

Author Seán Farrell: ‘Dermot Bolger said there was a whiff of silage off my novel. I think that was a compliment’

The novelist on his debut novel, Frogs for Watchdogs; Raymond Chandler’s writing advice; and why he would not invite any writers to his dinner party

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