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Yousef Palani pictured at an earlier sitting of Sligo District Court.

News

Sligo man accused of double murder will go on trial in Dublin next year

Latest News

Crowd trouble during the final game of the season. Pic: Donal Hackett.

Soccer

Sligo Rovers issue bans after crowd trouble during final home game of the season

Cllr Rosaleen O'Grady.

News

Due to a lack of funding Sligo County Council no longer closes town parks at night

Calendar Girls opens at the Hawk’s Well Theatre on January 26.

News

Sligo woman’s theatrical show is raising charity funds for lung cancer after she herself is diagnosed with the disease

Tractor Run Bunnanadden: Will and Pearl Porter

News

Pictures show Tractor Run in Sligo's Bunninadden

The defendant appeared before Sligo District Court.

Courts

Sligo motorist tells local court he wants ‘to see the law in Irish’

Fiona Kennedy, Ciara Phelan and Clodagh Baskin.

News

Pictures show St Angela’s College, Sligo Charity Ball at the The Sligo Park Hotel

Gardaí are investigating a robbery where a man posed as a Garda to gain entry to a house.

News

Fake Gardaí are calling to homes of elderly in Sligo/Leitrim trying to steal savings

Promo image for the 2022 festival.

News

Rudimental among stellar line-up as Sligo’s Wild Roots Festival returns for 2023

Stock image.

GAA Premium

No referees means no games, leading Sligo GAA official warns as players and supporters told to stop abusing referees

The late Michael O'Brien.

News

Well known traditional musician Michael O’Brien killed in crash near Manorhamilton

News

Yousef Palani pictured at an earlier sitting of Sligo District Court.

Sligo man accused of double murder will go on trial in Dublin next year

Calendar Girls opens at the Hawk’s Well Theatre on January 26.

Sligo woman’s theatrical show is raising charity funds for lung cancer after she herself is diagnosed with the disease

Tractor Run Bunnanadden: Will and Pearl Porter

Pictures show Tractor Run in Sligo's Bunninadden

Fiona Kennedy, Ciara Phelan and Clodagh Baskin.

Pictures show St Angela’s College charity ball at the The Sligo Park Hotel

The defendant was stopped at a Garda checkpoint.

Driver told Garda she was unsure if she had insurance on her car which was untaxed for a year

The defendant appeared before Sligo District Court.

Sligo motorist tells local court he wants ‘to see the law in Irish’

Gardaí stopped the defendant in the centre of Sligo.

Driving dangerously defective vehicle in Sligo

The defendant was convicted at Sligo District Court sitting at Sligo Courthouse.

Driver (22) convicted of no insurance offence for third time at Sligo court

Sport

Crowd trouble during the final game of the season. Pic: Donal Hackett.

Soccer

Sligo Rovers issue bans after crowd trouble during final home game of the season

Sligo Rovers' newest signing, Lukas Browning. Pic: Sligo Rovers.

Soccer

Sligo Rovers’ newest recruit Lukas Browning says he can’t wait to play in front of the fans

Tourlestrane's Gary Gaughan. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile.

GAA Premium

Gary Gaughan hopes Tourlestrane can play to full potential to cause upset

Henry Wymbs photographed with Mickey Kearins.

GAA Premium

Memories of a golden age in gaelic games with Sligo’s Henry Wymbs

Stock image.

GAA Premium

No referees means no games, leading Sligo GAA official warns as players and supporters told to stop abusing referees

Peter Cooke of Moycullen, left, and Gary Gaughan of Tourlestrane, pictured ahead of the 2022 AIB Connacht Senior Football Club Championship Final which takes place this weekend. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

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Moycullen’s Peter Cooke expects ‘war of attrition’ as Tourlestrane lie in wait

Some of the local swimmers who took part in the Connacht Short Course Championships.

Sport Premium

Sligo swimmers enjoy successful Connacht Short Course Championships

Mark Elliot's 'A Dip a Day' fundraiser is back for 2022. Pic: Donal Hackett.

Sport

Sligo fundraiser ‘Dip A Day’ returns for third year

Business & Farming

Aspire with Abbott in ATU Sligo: Una Parsons, Sean O’Hara, Dr Norah Patten, Aoife Wills

Abbott Sligo event outlines career opportunities through STEM education

Members of the panel: Dr Orla Flynn, President, Atlantic Technological University, Will Woodrow, Divisional Director Woodrow, Vice President (Ireland) Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, Mairéad Hogan, Senior Environmental Consultant at ESB’s Oweninny Wind Farm, Stephen O’Shea, Deputy CEO of European Movement Ireland, Dave Linehan, Head of Research at Wind Energy Ireland.

Wind is ‘key to reducing emissions’ Sligo energy roadshow hears

Pictured at the 2022 KPMG Irish Independent Property Industry Excellence Awards, held in the Convention Centre were winners MC CABE ARHITECTS, Yarke Zhepka, Declan McCabe receiving Community & Heritage Award presented from Carmel Logan Tax partner KPMG.

Sligo docklands project Lyons Mill wins at national property awards

Sligo Credit Union, Wine Street, Sligo.

Sligo Credit Union hits €40m milestone in its loan book

Caoimhe Feeley

Sligo hair stylist wins big at Irish hairdressing awards

Minister of State, Frank Feighan in Sligo's O'Connell Street.

Sligo BID gets grant to create a street ambassador programme

ManorHub, Manorhamilton.

Manorhamilton business hub’s new Zoom Room

Jenni Timony

Jenni Timony of FitPink to headline Sligo event as part of National Women’s Enterprise Day

Lifestyle

A knock like a job loss may be your doorway to greater things.

Losing your job and your wellbeing

Robert De Niro and John Cazale in The Deer Hunter (Thursday, BBC2, 11.15p.m.)

Top films to watch on TV this week

When I was a kid, the tree went up around the middle of December, the Chirstmas parties started around then too.

Premium

Justine O'Mahony Opinion Why are we starting Christmas so soon? Mentally I’m just not there yet

The 'Dilemma' video has more than 1.2 billion views on YouTube.

RETRO CHART 2002: Nelly collaboration launches solo career of Kelly Rowland

Dogs and cats are now often referred to as “fur babies”

Premium

Pete Wedderburn Opinion Are you an owner or the parent of a “fur baby”?

The ultimate off-roader that is the Ford Ranger Raptor.

Motoring Extra Ford Ranger Raptor: the ultimate off-roader

If you’re new to Trilogy you might like to start with the Clean Beauty Starter Kit.

Naturally Healthy Feel confident in your skin with Trilogy clean natural beauty

The harmless Green Lacewing has large, bulging, golden-coloured eyes, long thread-like antennae, and delicate lace-like wings.

Nature Trail Green Lacewing provide excellent biological control

Obituaries

Fr Roger McDonagh.

Gurteen’s Fr Roger had a love of laughter

The late Evelyn Mullaney.

The late Evelyn Mullaney’s long life in Tubbercurry

The late Peter Davey from Chaffpool, Co Sligo.

Peter Davey loved the theatre and stage

The late Pat Cosgrove from Ballinafad.

Pat Cosgrove was ‘a one in a million character’

The late Fr Leo Flynn.

Fr Flynn’s strong devotion to Nigerian mission

The late Monsignor Travers.

Monsignor Travers’ 70 years of diocesan service

The late Margaret Killoran.

Margaret Killoran was ‘a child that awoke the town’

The late Monsignor Cormac Burke at his computer where he loved writing his blog.

From Sligo to Nairobi - never forgetting Sligo Rovers