Full Irish not just what tourist orderedDespite the reputation of the full Irish breakfast, many tourists "gag" at their first taste of Ireland, broadcaster Derek Davis…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
Sligo hospice to reopen eight-bed residential unitThe North West Hospice in Sligo is to reopen its residential unit on April 24thWed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Two years for theft from HSEA former clerical officer with the Health Service Executive who admitted stealing more than €146,000 from her employers has been…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Jobs blow to Sligo food factory closureThe northwest suffered another jobs blow yesterday with the news that 59 jobs are to go at Platters Food company, part of the…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Labour committee rejects ex-TD's appealThe national executive committee (NEC) of the Labour Party has rejected an appeal by former Sligo/Leitrim TD Declan Bree, who…Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Bronze Age remains found in Burren caveHuman remains of an adult and a young child dating to the Bronze Age have been discovered in a cave in the Burren.Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Irish Rail mast row set for High CourtA long-running row about the erection of a 30-foot mast by Irish Rail at Ballymote railway station in Co Sligo looks set to reach…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
School food revamp comes to boilA Jamie Oliver-style healthy eating campaign operating in a Donegal community school is set to be extended nationwide.Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Strike vote by 100 staff at Sligo nursing homeMore than 100 staff at the Nazareth House nursing home in Sligo are to go on strike from February 1st in a dispute over the outsourcing…Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Nigerian mother in hiding arrested in SligoA Nigerian mother who had been in hiding for five weeks was arrested by gardaí yesterday.Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Sligo rent increases are condemnedLocal authority tenants in Co Sligo are facing rent increases of up to 100 per cent, it emerged yesterdayTue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Mother in hiding appeals to McDowell for helpA mother who spent Christmas in hiding without her children to avoid deportation, yesterday appealed to Minister for Justice …Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Interns learn more in GP surgeries than on hospital wardsHSE programme: Interns who train with general practitioners have a greater sense of patient responsibility than those training…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Study reveals carers' depressionSupport for carers Full-time carers of elderly relatives suffering from mental illness are themselves likely to be depressed…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Most Sligo school children not wearing seat belts, survey findsRoad safety The majority of primary school children in Sligo do not wear seat belts while travelling in cars, according to a…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Charge against Rabbitte thrown outThe Labour Party has dismissed a complaint by former Sligo-Leitrim TD Declan Bree against party leader Pat Rabbitte.Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Hidden camera to expose litter loutsSligo County Council plans to catch litter louts on camera.Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Anger over sale of Teagasc farmCircumstances surrounding the sale of a Teagasc farm and research centre in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim are to be raised in the Dáil…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Academic warns pessimism is damaging manufacturingEmployer groups and government agencies who constantly highlight Ireland's lack of competitiveness are "prophets of doom" who…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Waterways project will not proceedThe cross-Border body Waterways Ireland has abandoned controversial plans to build a £1 million (€1Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Priest 'steps aside' pending inquiryA parish priest in the diocese of Elphin has "stepped aside" from his ministry pending the outcome of an investigation into abuse…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Marina plan for Shannon refused permissionA proposed marina and residential development at Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, has been turned down by An Bord Pleanála on …Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Labour TD puts charge against RabbitteA formal complaint against Labour leader Pat Rabbitte - which could leave him open to censure by his own party - has been made…Sat Oct 08 2005 - 01:00
Inaction on human rights criticisedThe Government has been accused of failing to implement and publicise human rights legislation introduced two years ago which…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Call for increase in social rented housingThe Government has been urged to address the imbalance in the housing system where construction in the private sector has soared…Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
Plans to develop historic castle stalledPlans to transform the ruins of the 19th century Kilronan Castle in Co Roscommon into a luxury hotel have been stalled following…Mon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Minister urged to act in school bus disputeEducation Minister Mary Hanafin has been urged to intervene in the school bus row in the northwest which is now in its fourth…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Six arrested in Sligo over shooting dead of man (26) last AprilSix people were arrested in Sligo yesterday by detectives investigating the murder of 26-year-old Hughie McGinley, who was shot…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Peace garden dedicated to Irish priestThe year before he died in the September 11th attack on the Twin Towers, Fr Mychal Judge had called to a farmhouse in Keshcarrigan…Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
School bus row escalates in Sligo, LeitrimSchoolchildren in Sligo and north Leitrim are facing severe transport disruption next Friday, September 16th, following a decision…Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Protest over office planned for Shannon sitePlans by cross-Border body Waterways Ireland to build a regional office in Carrick-on-Shannon are under review following a storm…Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Mayor criticises plans to 'bulldoze' amenityThe mayor of Sligo has criticised plans to "bulldoze" a €600,000 playground to make way for a new road in the town.Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Cullen urges faster development as road opens after 40-year waitDevelopment projects should be allowed to proceed without delay once the results of the planning process are known, Transport…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Radiotherapy centre for northwest urgedThe vice-chairman of the Oireachtas Health Committee is to lobby the Minister for Health for a satellite radiotherapy centre …Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
Leitrim commemoration for chaplain killed in 9/11 attacksOne of the best known victims of the September 11th attacks in New York is to be commemorated on the anniversary of the atrocity…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
Rabbitte has moved Labour to the right, says ex-TDA former Labour Party TD who is to appear before a specially-convened party complaints committee within weeks yesterday claimed…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
Tourism chiefs welcome Lough Key developmentTourism chiefs in the west have welcomed Roscommon County Council's decision to grant planning permission for a €100 million "…Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
Treatment for vulnerable, elderly people hit by 'subtle cutbacks'HSE crisis: Services for vulnerable older people are being hit, amid accusations that a cash flow crisis within the Health Service…Tue Aug 02 2005 - 01:00
Dangerous driving caused two deathsA young man was jailed for 12 months and banned from driving for 10 years yesterday by a judge who told him that his recklessness…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
No midwives to run new maternity unitLetterkenny: A new state-of-the-art maternity unit at Letterkenny General Hospital, which was completed two and a half years…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Anti-pylon campaigners picket officeOpposition to the ESB's plan to erect high-voltage power lines at a number of locations throughout the country gathered momentum…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Staff to work 'under protest' at nursing homeSome elderly patients at a Co Leitrim nursing home are being put to bed at 4pm because of demands on staff, according the Irish…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
O'Carolan harp festival seeks funds for centreA harp festival which has consistently attracted thousands of music lovers to Co Roscommon each year is appealing for funds for…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Change of Dingle name supported by speakers at conferenceThe people of Dingle who don't want the name changed to An Daingean cannot have it both ways, according to a language expert.Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Harney voices her concern over hospice closureSligo hospice: The Tánaiste Mary Harney has added her voice to growing concerns about the continued closure of an eight-bed …Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Sligo protest at pylon planCampaigners have staged a protest outside the ESB's Sligo office opposing the planned construction of a high-voltage power line…Thu Jul 07 2005 - 01:00
Group to research male suicide, depression in Border countiesA research project into rates of suicide and depression among men living in the Border counties will be launched today.Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Phone mast plan may lead to Sligo strikePlans to erect a mobile phone mast on a Government department site in Sligo could lead to industrial action, with possible implications…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Yeats summer school 'more appreciated' abroad than at homeThe Yeats International Summer School is more appreciated around the globe than it is in Ireland, according to the organisers…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Staff may escalate protest over planned phone mastStaff opposing the erection of a controversial mobile phone mast on a Department of Social and Family Affairs office in Sligo…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
