Protest at hospital as service cut to 12 hoursTAOISEACH 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 festivitiesTHERE 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 opensMAUREEN 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
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
Dublin-Sligo link ends as Aer Arann abandons some regional servicesTHE 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
Forged papers damaged public support for mother's campaignBACKGROUND: 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 NigeriaTHE 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 councilENTREPRENEUR 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 deputiesFINE 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 gamePhysical or mental disabilities need not be a barrier to working in sports and leisureTue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Roscommon businessman offers building rent free to create jobsA 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 €2.5mTHE ANNUAL cost of re-opening the breast cancer unit at Sligo General Hospital (SGH) would be more than €2Tue 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 QuinnQUINN 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 groupIRELAND 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 LeitrimAN 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 busCAMPAIGNERS 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 schoolsTHE 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 schoolsA 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 crueltyA 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 opposedOPPOSITION 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 HouseAN 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 upMusic is not just for listening to, say the students who reworked Snow Patrol’s ‘Open Hands’ in sign languageTue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Sligo woman arrested after blocking EirGrid pylon crewA 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 pillMORE 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 supportersFIANNA 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 arrestA 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 closerSLIGO 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 memorialTHE 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 €13mWHEN 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 planTHE 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 hospitalA 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 livesAn initiative by a Galway pharmacist is ensuring patients don’t put their health at risk by not taking their medicationTue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Hot meals on icy slopes prove to be rural life-saverWhether it’s bread, milk or coal, a small army braves the elements to deliver to the isolatedWed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
'Telecoaching' reaps resultsTELEPHONE 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 MinisterFUNDS 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 studyTHE 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 mankindTHE 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 proceedA €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 cancerTue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Planning refused for project at Lough GillPLANNING 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 manTHE 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 resultA 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 crossesTHE 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 stigmaAn 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 cancelledA SLIGO community trying to salvage a multimillion euro regeneration project has lost €3Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Emergency staff shortages compromising careTHE 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 waitConsultants hopeful that ‘Acute Medical Programme’ will be ‘all good news’ for patientsTue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
