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Summerhill College to proceed to tender & construction stage
Summerhill College in Sligo is now set to progress to the tender and construction stage after the design stage approval by the Department of Education and Skills. Welcoming the news, Sligo North Leitrim Deputy Eamon Scanlon said; “I am delighted that the Summerhill College has now been approved to go to tender.” “A new school is [...]
Restaurateur dies in Sligo collision on way to work
A 54-YEAR-OLD mother who was on her way to work in a well-known restaurant was killed at a notorious accident blackspot in Co Sligo yesterday morning. The dead woman was named locally as Karen Mounsey, who ran the restaurant at King House, a restored 18th Century Georgian mansion in Boyle, Co Roscommon. She and her [...]
Walsh ratified as Sligo GAA boss for two more years
There will be a sigh of relief amongst Sligo GAA fans and team, after it was announced last evening that former GAA All Star and All Ireland medal winner with Galway, Kevin Walsh has been unanimously voted to remain as Sligo GAA manager for another two years. At a County Board meeting last night, [...]
2nd arrest in Sligo serious assault
A second man (29 yrs) was arrested in Sligo this evening 7th August 2010 in connection with a serious assault which occurred in the Cartron Point area of Sligo on Thursday morning 6th August, 2010. He is being detained in Manorhamilton Garda station under the provisions of sec 30 Offences Against the State Act 1939 [...]
Ten man Sligo see off Bray challenge
Airtricity Premier League Bray Wanderers 1 Sligo Rovers 3 Game played at the Carlisle Grounds, Bray Sligo Rovers down to ten men for an hour still managed to take the full points last night after a deserved 3-1 victory on the east coast. Goals from Pádraig Amond, Matthew Blinkhorn and Romuald Boco gave [...]
Serious assault in Sligo
Gardai in Sligo are investigating all the circumstances of a serious assault which occured in the Cartron Point area of Sligo on Thursday morning 6th August, 2010. A 60 year old man was seriously assaulted and subsequently removed to Sligo General Hospital where his is being treated for his injuries which are described as critical. [...]
Labour select O’Keeffe in Sligo North Leitrim
Labour’s candidate for the Sligo-North Leitrim at the next general will be the same candidate who was selected to run in last year’s European Parliament elections. Former broadcaster and journalist Susan O’Keeffe (49), was elected by a secret ballot among 13 members of Labour’s national executive over the weekend. Sligo Mayor Veronica Cawley, a lifelong Labour [...]
Westlife’s Shane gets nod for €5m Sligo nursing home
Westlife frontman Shane Filan and his brother Finbar have been given the nod to develop a €5 million nursing home in Sligo. The development will be located at Knappagh Road on the edge of Sligo town.But An Bord Pleanála have imposed 14 conditions attached to the application to meet objections from neighbouring residents’ associations. The home is [...]
Sligo based Pamela Izevbekhai loses Supreme Court appeal
A Nigerian woman based in Sligo who has appealed attempts to have her and her two children deported from Ireland, has lost her latest appeal attempt in the Supreme Court, in a ruling issued this morning. Pamela Izevbekhai was seeking to appeal the decision to deport her and her two daughters to Nigeria.
Sligo contract signed for new Ballymote library
The contract for the development of a new state of the art library in Ballymote was signed on Tuesday last in The Coach House Hotel, Ballymote by the Cathaoirleach, Cllr Joe Leonard, County Manager Hubert Kearns and Ger Roynan of JJ Rattigan Company, the main contractor on the project. The new library reflects an investment [...]
Sligo Park Hotel Honoured at Fáilte Ireland’s Optimus Awards
One of Sligo’s top hotels – Sligo Park Hotel – was amongst a group of twelve tourism establishments honoured at the Fáilte Ireland Optimus Awards held in Dublin’s Clontarf Castle Hotel. The hotel received the ‘Service Excellence Award’ as special recognition for their ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and a first class customer experience. The [...]
Lissadell House rights of way dispute – Judgement reserved
Judgment has been reserved in the High Court over the contentious matter of whether public rights of way exists across the Lissadell estate in Co Sligo, former home of the Countess Constance Markievicz and regular haunt of famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats and his equally well known brother, the painter Jack B Yeats.The house [...]
Labour to continue major campaign to ‘win the west’
The Irish Labour Party say they are continuing to undertake a significant research project in the North and West of the country to identify the major social and economic issues that are impacting at local level across the region. The survey has been carried out over the last four weeks, in cities, towns and villages in [...]
Myeloma Awareness Day at Sligo General Hospital
As part of Myeloma Awareness Week, the Haematology Department and the Health Promotion Unit in Sligo General Hospital are holding a Myeloma Awareness Day in the main foyer of the hospital on Friday 25th June between 11 am and 2pm. The aim of Myeloma Awareness week is to create awareness about the disease and its [...]
€500,000 ‘All or Nothing’ winning ticket sold in Sligo
In last night’s All or Nothing draw, Monday 14 June 2010, a player matched all 12 numbers and won €500,000. This winning ticket was purchased in SuperValu, Lord Edward St., Ballymote, Co. Sligo and is yet to be claimed. The winning numbers for this draw are: 01, 02, 03, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 21, [...]
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