Dublin and the east coast are bursting at the seams. Ireland needs another city
As we prepare for a reconfigured Ireland, the ideal place for a new city is the northwest – Sligo to be precise
Sligo
‘Is it true that Ireland’s new houses aren’t as well built as older ones?’
I have grown wary of purchasing a newbuild after looking at online forums and speaking to homeowners
Homes along the Beara Breifne Way: Where I stayed, and where you can buy
Miriam Mulcahy: ‘Not up for wild camping or even glamping at my age, I stayed in Airbnbs, guesthouses and with friends along the way’
New national litter survey shows best and worst areas
Anti-litter lobby group says 15 or 25 cent ‘does not appear enough to incentivise some people to return a bottle or can’
Developer facing jail benefited from Minister’s planning ruling on same day as sentencing
Sligo developer Cathal O’Connor faces two years in prison for violent assault on three teenagers
Residents facing eviction from retirement village given 11th-hour extension
Speculation that move by landlord follows change to rental laws that guarantee minimum six-year tenancies
EU is taking Ireland to court over failure to stop illegal peat extraction
Clear evidence of illegality is not being acted on, says Brussels
Leaving Cert home economics paper was ‘unpredictable and will leave some with mixed emotions’
‘Accessible’ higher level paper ‘fully aligned with the syllabus’ across ‘wide range of topics’
Horse dealer ordered to pay stable worker more than €4,500 for employment rights breaches
Valentine Jevardat De Fombelle says she received 12 weeks’ wages for 13 weeks’ work at Co Sligo company
Mould, cockroaches and toilets in bedrooms found by direct provision inspectors
Inspections this year flagged hazards across many international protection accommodation centres
Event guide: Borris House Festival of Writing & Ideas, Forbidden Fruit and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
May 30th-June 5th, 2026: The best music, theatre, art and more coming your way this week
It is illegal to commit electoral fraud in Ireland. It is also relatively easy
In some counties more people were registered to vote than the local population. The Electoral Commission is racing to ‘close the gap’
The physics of rainbows: thinking doesn’t get more blue-sky than this
The mathematics of rainbows involves subtleties that have attracted the attention of some outstanding scientists, including a 19th-century Sligo man
Dodgy boxes; more flotilla boats set for Gaza intercepted; What happened to Yves Sakilas
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