Leitrim half-price houses snapped upNINE NEW homeowners in Co Leitrim got what they believed was a bargain deal at the weekend when they snapped up four-bedroomed…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Call for mobile mast ban near schoolsLEITRIM COUNTY Council is to ask Minister for the Environment John Gormley to introduce legislation outlawing the construction…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Council to meet over broadband mastsLEITRIM COUNTY Council is to hold a special meeting today to consider whether to mount a legal challenge to An Bord Pleanála’…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Hospital work to start in 2011, says CowenWORK WILL start on the construction of a €50 million extension to Sligo General Hospital next January, Taoiseach Brian Cowen…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Protesters heckle Taoiseach at Sligo chamber annual dinnerTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was heckled as he arrived in Sligo to address the local Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner.Sat Sept 18 2010 - 01:00
Yeats 'an inspired political witness'THE PAINTER Jack B Yeats, a London-born, Anglo-Irish Protestant, resolved his identity “with a sectarian sidestep” to celebrate…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Filan gets go ahead for €3m projectTHE CONSTRUCTION company co-owned by Westlife singer Shane Filan has been given the go ahead for a €3 million development in …Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
High note for artists as exhibition finds home at music festivalIt’s an Electric Picnic exhibition with a twist – it was created by homeless people. But can it break down stereotypes?Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Roscommon hospital dispute escalatesTHE CAMPAIGN to prevent the shutdown of emergency services at Roscommon County Hospital is set to escalate following Saturday…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
My liver was being rejected by my bodyTOWARDS THE end of 1991, I played in the Cork minor county final with my local club, Carbery RangersTue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Lady Gregory's descendant shares a voice from pastTHE YOUNG woman in jeans and a T-shirt, with the cropped hair and Scottish accent, flashed a photograph of her great-great-grandfather…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Recession takes its toll on Yeats schoolFOR HALF a century now at the same time every summer, students have gathered at a simple grave outside Drumcliff church and pondered…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
McGahern 'first to take child abuse out of dark'SUMMER SCHOOL: JOHN McGAHERN was the first person in Irish literature to write about the taboo of child abuse but he paid a …Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Former student recalls modest McGahernJOHN McGAHERN “never dined out” on the controversy surrounding the banning of The Dark , a former student of his recalled yesterday…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
McGahern still teaching, summer school toldJOHN McGAHERN believed in the value of education and, four years after his death, he continues to teach, fans of the Co Leitrim…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Proposal to phase out tax relief gets mixed reactionCalls for Government to adhere to report’s key demand for enhanced primary care and community careTue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Man (82) jailed for indecent assaultAN 82-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for two years after being convicted of indecently assaulting three schoolgirls more than 20…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Ex-councillor seeks to show voting errorsA FORMER Labour Party councillor who is seeking to have an election declared void because of voting errors does not need to …Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Ex-councillor asks court to declare poll outcome voidA FORMER Labour Party councillor, who lost his seat on Boyle Town Council in Co Roscommon in last year’s local election, wants…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Storing umbilical cords could save livesBiochemist calls for a public cord blood bank which would enable up to 40 transplants a yearTue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Principal fearful after new arson attack on schoolTHE PRINCIPAL of a Co Leitrim secondary school says he is fearful the building may be targeted again following a second arson…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Patients with acquired brain injury have 'nowhere to go'Lack of facilities means thousands of young people are living in nursing homes or acute hospitalsTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Leitrim wind farm plan turned down because of 'slope instability' riskA PROPOSED wind farm on a Co Leitrim mountain comprising mainly blanket bog, has been turned down by an Bord Pleanála because…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Owner defends 'shebeen'ONE OF the operators of a so-called shebeen operating in a rural area of Co Sligo since Good Friday insisted yesterday he was…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Making room for familiesHospitals need to provide facilities so patients’ families can meet in private during difficult timesTue May 04 2010 - 01:00
All-night opening show in Sligo galleryARTS LOVERS made it a night when they took part in a public sleepover at the redeveloped Model arts centre in Sligo which reopened…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Sligo may lose €100m funds over bridge rowSLIGO COULD lose €100 million in Government funding if the deadlock over a planned bridge continues, a trade union leader warned…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Moving tributes as footballer is laid to restTHERE WERE moving scenes at the burial yesterday of young GAA player Philip (Philly) McGuinness (26)Fri Apr 23 2010 - 01:00
Park to be renamed for 'fallen hero'ON THE type of beautiful April evening made for training and football matches, Philly McGuinness’s team mates were instead waiting…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
'Silver market' put off by hotel single supplementTHE SUPPLEMENT charged by many hotels for single rooms is a disincentive for the lucrative “silver market” at a time when the…Thu Apr 22 2010 - 01:00
Sligo councillors vote against water chargesTHE GOVERNMENT’S water protection strategy has suffered a setback after Sligo county councillors rejected proposals for a local…Wed Apr 21 2010 - 01:00
Consultant warns parents about dangers in drivewayA CONSULTANT in emergency medicine has warned parents to be on the alert, after treating three small children who were almost…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Rally hears Enniskillen would be 'ghost town' without insurerQUINN GROUP employees from both sides of the Border gathered in Enniskillen last night for a mass rally to highlight their job…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Suspended terms for role in treasures theftTWO DUBLIN men have received suspended jail sentences for their role in the robbery of priceless “national treasures”, now in…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Man given suspended sentence over child pornGARDAÍ FOUND more than 100 images of child pornography when they seized a computer, CDs and floppy discs at a Co Roscommon pub…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Early start for baby 'teachers'BABIES AS young as three months will be heading to primary schools in Co Donegal this autumn – to teach the older children.Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
Boyle protest as service for elderly endsTHE GOVERNMENT has been accused of abandoning its elderly citizens as almost 200 people marched through Boyle, Co Roscommon, …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Petrol bomb attack on shop selling 'legal highs'A GARDA superintendent has described an arson attack on a shop selling so-called “legal highs” in Sligo as a “worrying development…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
New wastewater rules to affect one-off housesCOUNCILLORS IN Ireland’s least populated county say families will be driven off the land by new rules on wastewater disposal …Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
Border initiative aims to tackle obesityA €1 million initiative aimed at tackling obesity among children living in the Border regions has been welcomed by local community…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Man (23) remanded for contact with girlA MAN sent a “deeply disturbing” bloodstained letter to a 15-year-old girl after giving a court undertaking to stay away from…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
One of Ireland's rarest birds under threat of extinctionTHEY MAY be the bane of the gardener’s life but weeds such as the dandelion and thistle could be the key to the survival of one…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
The challenges facing aid workersRoutine medical issues can quickly become emergencies in disaster zones, say expertsTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
The challenges facing aid workersRoutine medical issues can quickly become emergencies in disaster zones, say expertsTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
10-fold increase in AE patients in SligoHOSPITALS: THE NUMBER of people attending the emergency department at Sligo General Hospital has increased 10-fold as a direct…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
10-fold increase in AE patients in SligoHOSPITALS: THE NUMBER of people attending the emergency department at Sligo General Hospital has increased 10-fold as a direct…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí believe inflammable material used in school blazeGARDAÍ BELIEVE a highly inflammable substance was used to start a blaze which has destroyed most of Meánscoil Fatima, part of…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí believe inflammable material used in school blazeGARDAÍ BELIEVE a highly inflammable substance was used to start a blaze which has destroyed most of Meánscoil Fatima, part of…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
