In the midst of a cost of living crisis, a majority of Sligo County Councillors voted on Monday to increase the Local Property Tax by 25% for the next three years. The rise will cover the period November 1 2026 to October 31 2029 (3...
Popular West Sligo postman, Charlie O’Brien did his final rounds on Monday after a remarkable 50 year career with An Post. Charlie has been postman in Beltra/Skreen/Dromard for 40 years permanently and 10 years part-time prior to that. He...
Curry will return to senior football next year after Jimmy Langan’s side beat Ballymote in the final of the Homeland and Connacht Gold Intermediate Championship at Markievicz Park on Sunday evening. Goals from Ben Durcan and Jack Duffy...
Tributes have been paid to a Sligo businessman who was passionate about the town, its people and most of all, its football club. A special edition of The Word took place at Sligo Central Library which was dedicated to celebrating the...
284 new council homes are under construction across County Sligo, with 142 to be completed by the end of the year. Fine Gael County Councillor, Fergal Nealon has welcomed the latest housing delivery figures, which show 284 social homes now...
The Dillon Quirke Foundation launched its SOS – Screen Our Schools national awareness pilot, at Summerhill College last week. Summerhill is one of just four schools nationally taking part in the pilot ahead of a planned national...
Tributes have been paid to former Fine Gael councillor Ita Fox who has passed away. The late Mrs Fox, of Colgagh, Calry, Co. Sligo passed away on Monday morning at Saint John’s Hospital, Sligo. Late of Stracklerin, Glenade, Co. Leitrim, Mrs...
Tributes have been paid to former Fine Gael councillor Ita Fox who has passed away. The late Mrs Fox, of Colgagh, Calry, Co. Sligo passed away on Monday morning at Saint John’s Hospital, Sligo. Late of Stracklerin, Glenade, Co. Leitrim, Mrs...
