Annals tradition revived on Lough Key 400 years after monks’ last entry‘Scribes’ will use hand-writing techniques to chronicle events such as Covid pandemicMon Dec 06 2021 - 20:02
‘Do we stand at the gate and not let them in?’: Principals on new face mask rulesNew guidelines putting colleagues in an ‘awful situation’, says Co Sligo school principalWed Dec 01 2021 - 19:16
Plea for Minister to stop deportation of man in direct provision for six yearsFormerly ‘bubbly’ man now ‘a shadow of his former self’, campaigners tell MinisterMon Nov 29 2021 - 06:00
Lifebuoy ‘crucial’ to saving life, says surfer who jumped to river rescue‘I couldn’t find a skiff so I realised it was time to go swimming,’ says father of two (40)Mon Nov 29 2021 - 01:00
New initiative aims to boost representation of women on county councilsSee Her Elected group launches guide for women considering running in 2024 local electionsFri Nov 26 2021 - 04:55
Sligo passage graves a step closer to designation as Unesco heritage siteNeolithic sites approved for inclusion on Ireland’s tenative list of world heritage sitesMon Nov 22 2021 - 01:00
‘There is a touch of Cinderella and the ball about it’Boyle students see third attempt at having a debs curtailed by new closing time restrictionThu Nov 18 2021 - 17:00
Late night venues braced for ‘pain’ as midnight closing imposed due to Covid-19‘I doubt if people will rock up at 9pm’ says owner of Sligo business where patrons normally arrive at 11pmTue Nov 16 2021 - 19:29
‘It’s lovely to hear the call of the curlew again’: An Irish farmer’s biodiversity visionRoscommon man Tommy Earley is rewetting bog and welcomes visitors to his landMon Nov 15 2021 - 05:00
Leitrim rents driven up by people leaving cities during pandemicRents up by more than a fifth over past year as lack of supply pushes prices higherFri Nov 12 2021 - 01:00
Climate-conscious Sligo tailor creates clothes that last for decadesJoseph Martin cycles to work and produces highly regarded honey from his beehivesMon Nov 08 2021 - 01:50
Leitrim farmer calls for more aid to help farms install solar panelsRaw milk supplier Patrick Bradley says farmers could be at forefront of electricity generationTue Nov 02 2021 - 02:37
Leitrim councillors unanimously oppose prospecting licenceOpponents tell Minister he must choose between community and mining companyMon Nov 01 2021 - 15:22
Remote living: ‘If I had to commute to work it would be a problem’Roscommon locals on self-sufficiency, electric cars and steering clear of fossil fuelsMon Nov 01 2021 - 02:31
Apps, grants, public transport: How to plug Ireland into electric revolutionDistance from public transport means many homes in rural areas have more than one vehicleMon Nov 01 2021 - 02:30
Giant tapestry to tell tale of Cattle Raid of CooleyMythology of Táin Bó Cúailnge will be woven by 50 volunteers across five countiesSun Oct 31 2021 - 17:43
Wedding hopefuls hail end to Covid-related limit on guestsSo many relatives set to be disappointed if, as many predicted, limit had remained at 100Fri Oct 22 2021 - 01:00
Government examines antigen tests and continued use of Covid certs and masksNphet discussed lifting remaining restrictions as 1,578 new cases of Covid-19 reportedMon Oct 18 2021 - 21:05
New Sligo road is a ‘game changer’ in terms of safety, campaigners sayN4 claimed 30 lives over three decadesMon Oct 18 2021 - 18:35
Sligo road upgrade end of a ‘nightmare’ for local communityPrincipal says she can now encourage pupils to cycle and walk to schoolMon Oct 18 2021 - 06:00
Gold and silver prospecting licence puts Leitrim ‘under siege’After campaign to ban fracking, locals face ‘another carbon-heavy extractive industry’Mon Oct 18 2021 - 01:00
Covid rules: ‘People were travelling over the Border from Donegal all the time’Restrictions on hospitality in North set to lift at end of month - later than in the RepublicWed Oct 13 2021 - 01:00
Relocating to Co Mayo: We ‘swooned at the thought’ of opening our own coffee shopWhen a premises became available in Louisburgh, they pouncedSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
David Mahon charged in court with assault of a man causing harmStepfather of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick was remanded on continuing bailTue Sept 21 2021 - 16:05
There will be no mad rush back to city offices, says owner of remote-working hubOwner of a Roscommon hub believes many workers will favour a wait-and-see approachMon Sept 20 2021 - 03:00
CO2 monitors in schools: ‘It will be hard to gauge the benefits until winter arrives’Principals at two primary schools say ventilation will be key to keeping pupils safeFri Sept 17 2021 - 01:00
Castlecoote still reeling from Fr Niall Molloy killing and the rumour millDeath of a parish priest: ‘He was a very religious man who took his ministry to heart’Mon Sept 13 2021 - 01:00
Sligo schoolchildren’s new teacher will be Nao – a robotTrial will see seven- and eight-year-olds pupils learn French vocabularyMon Aug 30 2021 - 02:08
Ancient fleece paving method used to protect soft peatland routeMountain Meitheal North West borrow sheep wool technique once used by RomansSun Aug 29 2021 - 20:39
Long Covid care: ‘There has been a sense of swimming upstream on my own’One patient tells of 18-month waiting time to access a Covid clinic, says Mayo GPSat Aug 28 2021 - 03:15
Domestic violence: ‘You don’t know what you are facing when that call comes in’Families in peril need safe, independent living units, Monaghan-based service Tearmann saysThu Aug 26 2021 - 01:00
Roscommon flooding row: ‘It would be too dangerous for these families to stay’Lough Funshinagh flood relief works paused after legal move by environmental groupMon Aug 23 2021 - 03:00
New dual carriageway replaces one of State’s ‘most dangerous’ stretches of roadOpening of Sligo road marks end of campaign to replace section where more than 30 people diedMon Aug 23 2021 - 00:01
Garda and Traveller teams to play match for suicide awarenessSligo soccer event aims to promote positive mental health and build community relationsSun Aug 15 2021 - 17:01
Stories of the sweathouse: A beehive-shaped bolthole for battling maladiesThere are at least 292 sweathouses on the island, 104 of them in Co LeitrimSun Aug 15 2021 - 16:36
Woman who spent 17 days in coma with Covid while pregnant celebrates birth of ‘miracle baby’Laura Curtis was 21 weeks pregnant when she ended up on a ventilator in Beaumont HospitalWed Aug 11 2021 - 15:44
Cabinet to discuss increasing number of guests allowed at weddings as indoor hospitality reopens‘Day of relief’ for publicans but CMO urges people to ‘avoid crowded spaces’Mon Jul 26 2021 - 21:31
Irish researchers make ventilator from windscreen-wiper motor and plywoodTeam has released design plan that requires no software, or electronic expertise, onlineMon Jul 12 2021 - 01:01
‘Human cost behind every claim’: Insurance costs ‘wrecked’ Segway business‘Even if people fall because they are going too fast, some will try to apportion blame’Wed Jul 07 2021 - 03:00
Fatal fall of man in Dartry mountains leads to calls for better signageLocals reiterate dangers of range after man falls from cliff while hiking with girlfriendFri Jul 02 2021 - 19:12
Man in his 20s dies while climbing Sligo mountainSligo Leitrim mountain rescue team accessed ledge where woman was also strandedFri Jul 02 2021 - 00:36
Leitrim residents dismayed at bypass proposalsCarrick-on-Shannon road scheme ‘lunacy’ due to footfall and noise pollution concernsThu Jun 24 2021 - 19:30
In the future a brisk walk may charge your mobile phonesResearchers are investigating how to capture green energy from clothing and use it to power wearable electronic devicesFri Jun 18 2021 - 14:47
Yeats summer school’s future hangs in balanceSligo society dedicated to poet turns to crowd funding to try avert ‘imminent closure’Sun Jun 13 2021 - 21:02
New beginning for ex-senator as pubs and restaurants reopen‘Politics has changed, mostly because of social media. I don’t miss it,’ says Imelda HenryTue Jun 08 2021 - 03:30
Housing issues threaten to thwart moves to reinvigorate the westBenefits of work/life balance in scenic areas hampered by cost and availability of housesSat May 29 2021 - 01:03
Knock Shrine begins to reopen: ‘It was eerie to see it so empty’‘It is a joy to welcome people back and not talk to empty space,’ says parish priestTue May 11 2021 - 21:45
‘The atmosphere is like we won the lotto’ says Sligo salon ownerHappiness as hair salons reopen: ‘I feel a million dollars – and I look a million dollars, at least my hair does’Mon May 10 2021 - 18:20
Nora Owen urges Government to establish commission on careLessons from the pandemic must not be forgotten, says former justice ministerMon May 10 2021 - 01:00
Joy as nursing home residents soon to see grandchildren and great-grandchildrenStaff at Plunkett Home in Boyle, Co Roscommon welcome easing of restrictionsTue May 04 2021 - 21:01
