Theft of mountain rescue equipment has put lives at risk, volunteers sayBreak-in at Sligo base sees €3,500 worth of equipment stolen, including new torchesMon Apr 02 2018 - 16:34
‘One punch can ruin your life. Use your brain, not your fists’Shane Grogan suffered a brain injury. His father warns against danger of excess drinkSat Mar 17 2018 - 01:00
Sligo murder victim a ‘quiet’ man who ‘would not harm a fly’Man charged over murder of Jimmy Loughlin (20) whose body was discovered on SaturdaySun Feb 25 2018 - 22:04
Project Ireland 2040: ‘The northwest is used to being forgotten’Some Sligo residents worried about plan’s 22-year timescale, others more hopefulMon Feb 19 2018 - 05:30
Sligo looks to future in wake of shop closures‘All Sligo got out of its gateway status was a sign at the entrance to the town’Thu Feb 15 2018 - 20:29
Three-year catch-22 battle for a home after spinal injuryNUI Galway neuro science graduate caught in regulatory limbo with HSE and councilTue Feb 13 2018 - 08:01
Families plead with health minister for access to drug‘You have to ask why other countries have been happy with the clinical evidence but not here’ - mother of girl (10)Wed Feb 07 2018 - 21:52
Parents object to plan to move day service for intellectually disabled adultsFamilies say proposed move to ‘disused farm’ takes service from heart of Sligo communityMon Jan 22 2018 - 02:41
How an online appeal brings new lease of life to a Leitrim village‘Now children are back playing on the street. It’s lovely to hear those sounds’Tue Jan 09 2018 - 01:00
Photographing nature, wildlife and ‘the other side of Ballymun’‘You see a sparrowhawk chasing a pigeon at the old shopping centre’Sat Jan 06 2018 - 01:00
‘If a bystander had yelled ‘stop’, my son could be alive today’The mother of a victim of a fatal assault is backing campaigns to make Irish streets saferWed Jan 03 2018 - 05:00
Streets of Galway flooded as storm Eleanor arrivesESB deals with 55,000 faults as gusts of up to 140km/h are reported off the west coastTue Jan 02 2018 - 23:40
Telephone box where tearful wives waited for calls houses cribNativity scene recreated in former Eircom kiosk on Co Roscommon trunk roadSat Dec 23 2017 - 13:26
When drama and therapy meet in a Co Leitrim villageBright Sparks drama workshop has created a new entry point to youth theatre for those who may feel marginalisedMon Dec 04 2017 - 08:01
Gardaí refuse to work in Sligo station on health and safety groundsThe report highlighted serious issues including ‘rodent invasions’, an antiquated heating system and ‘third world’ toilet facilitiesMon Nov 20 2017 - 08:56
Sligo has lowest employment growth rate in the countryFive of the six counties with lowest rates are in the west, along with TipperaryMon Nov 20 2017 - 01:00
New septic tank rules slow one-off house constructionFees of €55,000 for council recommended Danish sewage system proving prohibitiveWed Nov 15 2017 - 05:00
Iraqi-born Leitrim hurler fears for relatives after earthquakeZak Moradi says disaster could not have happened at worse time as temperatures droppedTue Nov 14 2017 - 19:51
This ‘UFO house’ in Sligo with eco-credentials could be yours for €300kEco-lodge inspired by Sligo's ancient cairns offers a very different living propositionThu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
Canadian walks 900km through Ireland to highlight mental healthMaysen Forbes, a former soldier in the Israeli army, has struggled with depression and anxietyThu Oct 19 2017 - 16:47
Hurricane Ophelia: How is it impacting on your area?Cork begins to assess damage as red warning remains in operation throughout the countryMon Oct 16 2017 - 21:27
‘They talk to the dog, not me.’ How people react to disabilityMost Irish people are sympathetic to those with a disabilty. But that’s not always what they wantTue Oct 10 2017 - 08:00
Gay Travellers entering arranged marriages ‘to avoid shame’Suicide in Traveller community an ‘emergency situation’Mon Oct 09 2017 - 02:25
Syrians cook for locals as part of Sligo Global Kitchen eventMonthly lunch invites people living in direct provision to make dishes from their countrySun Sept 17 2017 - 20:48
Beckett plays to be staged in former factory in historic Sligo estatePlays to be presented in different parts of building are A Piece of Monologue, Play and FootfallsSun Sept 17 2017 - 19:00
Fears that social welfare policy making young adults homelessJobseeker’s Allowance for under-26s much lower than standard payment of €193 a weekMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
Medical errors causing 1,000 deaths a year, conference toldLawyer says with 160,000 injured by such errors State is failing medical litigantsFri Sept 08 2017 - 15:49
From East Wall to Leitrim: ‘Kilty’ welcomes new familiesKiltyclogher launched a ‘families wanted’ campaign to save its school – and it workedFri Sept 01 2017 - 19:13
‘There was a time when I never thought we would see it’First day at school arrives for Isobel after surviving cancer twiceFri Sept 01 2017 - 01:45
Gardaí on high alert following stabbing in SligoArmed officers retaining presence at hospital amid fears Traveller feud could escalateWed Aug 23 2017 - 20:28
Lidl appeals Carrick-on-Shannon decision to An Bord PleanálaGerman supermarket hopes to relocate to site that is closer to rivals Tesco and AldiTue Aug 22 2017 - 16:50
‘I can walk for 50m without stopping. I feel on top of the world now’How mirror stroke therapy is changing people's livesTue Aug 15 2017 - 02:02
Mirror therapy helping stroke patients to improve strengthResearchers at IT Sligo use mirrors to ‘trick’ brain into thinking weak limb is working properlyTue Aug 15 2017 - 02:02
Detained ex-au pair: ‘I would be scared to come back to Ireland’Paloma Aparezida Silva-Carvalho says her experience was traumatic but she bears no ill willFri Jul 28 2017 - 01:00
‘Being out farming and gardening has changed him. My son has a life now’Social farming case study: Aileen McGeeWed Jul 26 2017 - 17:10
Farming initiative helping those at risk of social exclusionExtension of Social Farming Network unveiled on family farm near MohillWed Jul 26 2017 - 17:06
‘If it wasn’t for social farming I would either be locked up or six feet under’Social farming case study: John MurphyWed Jul 26 2017 - 17:00
If Countess Markievicz had her way ‘I doubt I’d be around’ – Michael McDowell90th anniversary of death of revolutionary and first Irish woman ministerSun Jul 16 2017 - 20:35
Lidl denied permission for new Carrick-on-Shannon storeChairwoman of Leitrim County Council says rejection a victory for ‘people power’Thu Jul 13 2017 - 18:50
Land searched for Leitrim man missing since 2011Gardaí now treating disappearance of Pat Heeran as a murder caseThu Jul 06 2017 - 14:19
Gardaí with riot shields in stand-off at Travellers’ siteGardaí in protective barrier around Sligo council staff carrying out works at car parkWed Jul 05 2017 - 17:22
Food bank to open in Roscommon for ‘new poor’Working couples going without meals because of burden of financial commitmentsSun Jul 02 2017 - 17:44
Sligo Travellers consider squatters’ rights in car park rowConfrontation as council staff with gardaí moved to dismantle fence around caravanWed Jun 28 2017 - 02:02
Culture clash comedy ‘Halal Daddy’ premieres in SligoFilm about the opening of a halal meat factory stars Colm Meaney and Art MalikTue Jun 27 2017 - 19:59
Leitrim festival to celebrate lives of young locals who have diedStoneyWoods Festival has been organised with the help of bereaved familiesMon Jun 26 2017 - 20:47
Lidl faces opposition to Carrick-on-Shannon supermarketLocal campaigners say the proposed development would be a ‘garish carbuncle’Tue Jun 20 2017 - 19:06
‘Don’t come to Dublin. It’s a rip-off,’ says tourism expertProfessor Michael Hall says he would not recommend Dublin visitThu Jun 15 2017 - 15:50
Being gay she was asked if her parents thought she was "mentally deficient"‘Anna Livia Lesbia’ writer Joni Crone came out to Gay Byrne on the Late Late Show in 1980 to help others and encourage law reformMon Jun 05 2017 - 18:00
A cancer ordeal: ‘I have lost a lot because of bloody sunbeds’Shirley McEntee was diagnosed with skin cancer at 31. She puts it down to sunbed useMon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
Teen sunbed use on the rise in Dublin since 2014 banSurvey finds number of teens using sunbeds up from 7.4% to 8.8% since banMon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
