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The tourist was resecuved after a fall on Knocknarea mountain.

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US tourist injured in fall on Knocknarea mountain

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Man (59) charged with handling a stole quad bike

Getting behind the wheel - Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics, Hildegarde Naughton TD, launch the new two-year apprenticeship programme at ATU Sligo to tackle shortage of HGV drivers.

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New Sligo apprenticeship to help tackle the shortage of HGV drivers

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Book of Evidence served on man (40) charged with drugs possession

Sligo Rovers' Luke McNicholas during a Republic of Ireland U21's training session at FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

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Irish under-21 call-ups for Sligo Rovers’ Luke McNicholas and Tubbercurry’s Liam Kerrigan

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Former garda charged with demanding insurance money from two men

Mark and Sarah O'Keeffe with their son Charlie and dog Yogi. Pic: Carl Brennan.

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Sligo family’s fight for life-changing drug for Charlie (7)

Residents in Cnoc Na Sí in Tubbercurry have met to discuss steep rent rises in the estate. Pic: Carl Brennan.

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Tenants rally against rent rises in Tubbercurry: ‘No family should have to watch their rent go up from €800 to €1,400’

Sligo Garda Station.

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‘Armed Response Unit needed in Sligo - we don’t even have tasers’

Sligo Rovers Chairman Tommy Higgins. Pic: Carl Brennan.

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Applications for vacant Sligo Rovers job coming in ‘by the lorry-load’

St John's Hospital, Sligo.

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Further works set for wards at St John’s Hospital in Sligo

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Sligo native Rosie McCormack.

Rosie’s artwork featured as part of special exhibition

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Man (59) charged with handling a stole quad bike

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Book of Evidence served on man (40) charged with drugs possession

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Former garda charged with demanding insurance money from two men

Isabel Sprouce’s entry.

Two Sligo winners at Texaco art competition

Minister Feighan meets members of Traveller Primary Healthcare Project.

Involvement of the Traveller community in delivery of health services ‘crucial’

Brídín has released her new single.

Sligo’s BRÍDÍN releases new single

Getting behind the wheel - Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics, Hildegarde Naughton TD, launch the new two-year apprenticeship programme at ATU Sligo to tackle shortage of HGV drivers.

New Sligo apprenticeship to help tackle the shortage of HGV drivers

Sport

Sligo Rovers' Luke McNicholas during a Republic of Ireland U21's training session at FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Soccer

Irish under-21 call-ups for Sligo Rovers’ Luke McNicholas and Tubbercurry’s Liam Kerrigan

Sligo LGFA manager, Anthony Brennan.

GAA

Sligo ladies preparing to get All-Ireland campaign started

Women’s J18 coxed quad Rosie Spoorenberg (stroke), Ellie Healy (3), Laura Hannon (2), Isabella Michalopoulou (bow), Rachel Clifford (cox). Pic: Alan Harrison.

Sport

Sligo rowers show their class at Trinity regatta

At the launch of the Ladies Tour of Lough Gill, hosted by the Innisfree Wheelers, which is taking place on June 11th. Pic: Carl Brennan.

Sport

All set for Ladies Tour of Lough Gill

Rosses Point's Alan Gaynor has been selected for the Irish team.

Sport

Co Sligo’s Gaynor selected for Irish team

Dr Jim Browne, President of the Alumni Association, turns the sod on the new development at Summerhill College.

Sport

Sod turned on Summerhill’s all-weather pitches

Liam Gaughan of Tourlestrane and Tubbercurry's Oisín McCann who will meet again on Friday night in Tourlestrane in the South Divison Spring League final. Pic: Eamonn McMunn.

GAA

First silverware up for grabs as Spring Leagues conclude

Benny Nwani of Calry/St Joseph's in possession against Coolera/Strandhill in Ransboro on Saturday. Pic: Carl Brennan.

GAA

Tourlestrane go top of Division 1

Business & Farming

Award winning student at the ATU Sligo Expo, Emma Murphy demonstrates her E Health project to Dr Orla Flynn, President of ATU; Dr Brendan McCormack, Head of College ATU Sligo and Una Parsons, Head of Faculty of Engineering and Design at ATU Sligo.

Climate change was the key theme of engineering expo at ATU Sligo

Sligo chef is set to compete in global contest

Eamon Fallon.

Sligoman Eamon Fallon joins Ireland/Scotland business body

Minister Pippa Hackett pictured with Richard O'Connor Nash at the launch of the Woodland Festival 2022 in Clonalis Estate, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Photo Brian Farrell

Festival announced to raise awareness of what our woodlands have to offer

Lough Gill distillery was founded in 2014 by software entrepreneur David Raethorne

Paddy Whiskey owner lining up to buy Sligo distillery

Minister Harris pictured at the new hospitality and catering centre with Minister of State Frank Feighan (left).

Minister Simon Harris opens new Sligo hospitality and catering centre

Sligo Credit Union, Wine Street, Sligo.

Debit card, current account success at Sligo Credit Union

Abbvie Ballytivnan employees, Pictured from L-R are: Gareth Kelly, Sarah Daly and Dhavalkumar Rualji.

AbbVie again named as one of the best places to work in Ireland

Lifestyle

Every time I think of the damage I could’ve done with a mobile phone as a young one with no sense, I get goosebumps.

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Justine O'Mahony Opinion I am so glad I lived my teenage years before the mobile phone era

Starting the day with a walk is an excellent idea

Making more time for your wellbeing

Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac in in Ex Machina (Saturday, Film4, 11.20p.m.)

Top films to watch on TV this week

Online dog training classes have become very popular.

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Pete Wedderburn Opinion Innovative ways of improving pet care

Persephone’s father is looking forward to receiving a ring of pudding all the way from Clonakilty

Medders at Large Learn how to make a pearl necklace from a string of horrid slimy yokes

The updated Mazda MX-30.

Motoring Extra Mazda MX-30 gets an update

The sweetly scented flowers of Bluebells are normally blue but it is not unheard of for Bluebell flowers to be either white or pink.

Nature Trail Bluebells may not be all they seem to be

Pro-Peptase Complex IRC a Proteolytic Enzyme, which is useful for inflammation, scar tissue and sinus problems.

Naturally Healthy Additive-free products from Terranova

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 Monsignor Travers.

Monsignor Travers’ 70 years of diocesan service

The late Fr Leo Flynn.

Fr Flynn’s strong devotion to Nigerian mission

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