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 9 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 7 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 2 2021 - 19:12
Man in his 20s dies while climbing Sligo mountainSligo Leitrim mountain rescue team accessed ledge where woman was also strandedFri Jul 2 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 8 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 4 2021 - 21:01
Smiles and nerves as lockdown lifts in Northern IrelandSome publicans complain regulations for outdoor customers are too strictSat May 1 2021 - 01:22
Grandparents have picnic table ‘ready for action’ ahead of long-awaited visitEithne and Tom Reynolds from Sligo ‘overjoyed’ as intercounty restrictions liftedFri Apr 30 2021 - 00:42
Irish family of engineer held in Baghdad living a ‘nightmare’‘We will do everything we possibly can’ to help resolve this situation, says TaoiseachThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
‘We are like cows let out of the byre’: Enniskillen is buzzing as restrictions are easedFeel-good factor in Fermanagh town is in stark contrast to silence in BundoranFri Apr 23 2021 - 18:45
The barracks: John McGahern Garda station to reopen as museumThe Cootehall barracks where he slept as a boy is now a vibrant community facilityMon Apr 5 2021 - 01:42
Nursing home visits: ‘We have come through a troubled time’Plunkett Home in Boyle is bustling as personal visits help dispel lockdown lonelinessMon Dec 7 2020 - 19:40
Shoppers out in force and tills ring as stores reopen in SligoMood among traders and the public is one of guarded optimism as people obey rules around outdoor masks and social distancingTue Dec 1 2020 - 16:32
Cavan priest will not be ‘dictated to by pagan government’Fr PJ Hughes criticises State and archbishops for Mass restrictions around Covid-19Mon Nov 30 2020 - 21:21
Treasure trove of Jack B Yeats watercolours discoveredTravel Case belonging to artist had 19 of his original drawings pasted on to the inside lidSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:00
‘He is as fit as a fiddle,’ says daughter of man celebrating 100th birthdayArthur Henry Saunders was shocked when he opened front door to be greeted by well-wishers and friendsFri Nov 20 2020 - 16:34
Gardaí give ‘last warning’ to parish priest over ‘open-door’ MassFr PJ Hughes says Level 5 restrictions banning public Mass like ‘living in a police state’Thu Nov 19 2020 - 20:30
Biden and Ballina: ‘He is very charismatic, soft-spoken and unassuming’Presidential candidate’s relatives and well-wishers poised to toast White House winFri Nov 6 2020 - 19:15
‘Trump won’t go without a fight’: Ballina bands together for favourite son Joe BidenLocals praise Democratic candidate and say his win would be good for Co Mayo townWed Nov 4 2020 - 17:01
How to survive Level 5 Covid curbs? Stay as busy as possible‘The worst thing about cocooning was the feeling that it would never end’Tue Nov 3 2020 - 01:00
Poaching of wild songbirds so lucrative criminals are monitoring nestsA pair of bullfinches can sell for up to €200, says senior gardaMon Oct 26 2020 - 01:30
Wet pubs and schools reopening led to rise in Covid cases, says Mayo GPDoctor calls for school approach to be kept under review as virus is ‘devious’Mon Oct 26 2020 - 01:27
Rock art 4,000-plus years old found by Sligo community projectArcheological discoveries cast light on past and show value of local interest in heritageTue Oct 20 2020 - 01:00
Bringing Border counties up to Level 4 was ‘inevitable’, says parish priest‘The restrictions should be the same on both sides,’ says Ballyconnell localThu Oct 15 2020 - 19:20
GAA activity seen as a major reason for Cavan Covid surgeLocals point to celebrations after county final as a contributory factor in rise of casesWed Oct 14 2020 - 20:45