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The Sligo Champion, 26 Aug 2026

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Article“I am non-polit­ical, my whole life is about spread­ing love and joy and art ”

Riverd­ance and Lord of the Dance star in sur­prise visit to Mul­lagh­more to mark anniversary of the death of Lord Louis Mount­bat­ten in IRA bomb­ing in 1979. In glor­i­ous sun­shine on Monday after­noon, Lord of the Dance star Michael Flat­ley paid...

“I am non-polit­ical, my whole life is about spread­ing love and joy and art ”

Article‘No roof, no cater­ing and lengthy jour­neys’

The wait for the return of cater­ing facil­it­ies on the Sligo to Dub­lin train ser­vice is dis­ap­point­ing but not sur­pris­ing accord­ing to Sen­ator Nessa Cos­grove. Speak­ing fol­low­ing the announce­ment by Irish Rail that cater­ing ser­vices...

‘No roof, no cater­ing and lengthy jour­neys’

ArticleCOMEDIAN RECALLS HER RURAL COUNTY SLIGOROOTSINADVANCEOFSHOW

It’s a home­com­ing of sorts for comedian Anne Gildea when she takes to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre in Sligo on Septem­ber 5th. And, Anne, formerly of the musical/com­edy trio, The Nualas which she co-foun­ded in 1995, says rural Sligo where...

COMEDIAN RECALLS HER RURAL COUNTY SLIGOROOTSINADVANCEOFSHOW

ArticleRath­cor­mac nat­ive is remembered at cere­mony

A Sligo born priest who surived cap­ture dur­ing both the First and Second World Wars was remembered at a cere­mony in Rath­cor­mac at the week-end. As part of Her­it­age Week 2026, a plaque was erec­ted on the birth­place in Rath­cor­mac of Father...

Rath­cor­mac nat­ive is remembered at cere­mony

ArticleRovers battle for a draw with Water­ford in releg­a­tion fight

As the new League of Ire­land third tier kicks off this week­end, four Sligo nat­ives are among the senior Mayo FC squad look­ing to make their mark. Mayo, under the man­age­ment of Anthony O’Neill, take on St Fran­cis this Sat­urday at 5pm at Umbro...

Rovers battle for a draw with Water­ford in releg­a­tion fight

ArticleMan (44) appears in court

A 44 year old Sligo­man has been fur­ther remanded in cus­tody until Wed­nes­day after appear­ing on charges relat­ing to the seizure of €100,000 worth of cocaine.. Patrick Irwin of Car­rowgubad­dagh, Bal­lis­odare, Sligo first appeared before Judge...

Man (44) appears in court

ArticlePlans unveiled to site mini­ature model dis­play at depot

The cre­ator of a mini­ature model project is lob­by­ing to have the old CIE depot at the Quays to use as its per­man­ent home. Sligo Mini­ature World – Ire­land in Mini­ature is a large-scale, phased, fam­ily-friendly vis­itor project designed to...

Plans unveiled to site mini­ature model dis­play at depot

Article‘No roof, no cater­ing and lengthy jour­neys’

The wait for the return of cater­ing facil­it­ies on the Sligo to Dub­lin train ser­vice is dis­ap­point­ing but not sur­pris­ing accord­ing to Sen­ator Nessa Cos­grove. Speak­ing fol­low­ing the announce­ment by Irish Rail that cater­ing ser­vices...

‘No roof, no cater­ing and lengthy jour­neys’