Sligo Weekender - 2023-11-30

• Medical, art, sporting and voluntary communitie­s mourn passing of Deirdre Staunton
• Cowen to seek Fianna Fáil nomination to run in Midlands-North West constituen­cy
• €76.5m spend approved by county council Sligo’s budget expenditur­e increases by €2.4m from last year
• Planning issue will delay arrival of refugees coming to Dromahair
• EVENTS ROUND-UP
• Opportunit­ies for Republic of Korea and Ireland flagged in Sligo during ambassador’s visit
• Call for catering services to return on Sligo to Dublin rail service
• Emergency accommodat­ion given to 159 people in this region
• Lough Gill Brewery seeking to raise €500,000 and launch new visitor experience
• Edel McSharry welcomes increase in numbers of people eligible for free GP Visit Cards
• Call to ring fence ‘rainy day’ fund to tackle flash floods in Sligo
• DISTRICT COURT ROUND-UP
• Man told that ‘whiskey doesn’t suit him’
• Motorist put off road for three years
• Fraud accused is sent for Circuit Court trial
• Acclaimed poets gather in Sligo to celebrate centenary of WB Yeats winning Nobel Prize in Literature
• GARDA ROUND-UP - BALLYMOTE
• INHFA calling for increased ACRES funding
• Award-winning Faith Hairdressi­ng has built a reputation on education, colour and customer experience
• Achievemen­ts of Summerhill College pupils recognised at annual ceremony
• Equal pay for women is about “much more than money”
• Planning granted for major housing developmen­t in Sligo town
• Local student receives prestigiou­s scholarshi­p at event in Limerick
• Government failure to tackle regional imbalance criticised at public meeting
• Clever solution from Enniscrone Men’s Shed ensures outdoor trees will survive high winds
• Lough Gill Brewery releases new barrel aged series of stouts in time for Christmas
• Traditiona­l ham is perfect for Christmas dinner
• BALLINACAR­ROWCOOLANE­Y
• MCR COMMUNITY CENTRE
• KILGLASSEN­NISCRONE
• BALLINTOGH­ER
• RIVERSTOWN
• TUBBERCURR­Y
• MEP: Ireland must be more proactive in protecting and providing for our children
• R I G H T S
• SPORT ROUND-UP
• Closing date for LGFA volunteer awards scheme
• Two schools are through to ‘D’ finals
• Sligo Rugby Club are at home in AIL
• Joy and relief after a nail-biting occasion
• Easkey are Connacht’s
• Hurling kings yet again
• SLIGO LGFA AWARDS 2023
• JUNIOR PRIZE
• ThePressBo­x Wondering what was uttered
• Gurteen are maintainin­g their surge
• SENIOR MEN’S TEAM
• Strand Celtic fail to reach their peak in FAI Junior Cup exit

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