Jim Hurley - Nature Trail The Painted Lady is a large and beautiful butterfly and it's on the wing to be enjoyed at present. It is not a local; it's a migrant. It is a summer visitor to our shores, and it comes all the way from...
How could anyone resist a café with the delightful moniker of The Jam Pot? In the heart of Grange, Orlaith Conefrey has created a real gem - a bright, warm, welcoming spot with home baking, cracking coffee and an imaginative and enticing menu.
Micheál O'Domhnaill The sixth annual Sligo Camino took place in beautiful sunshine on Saturday last, bringing walkers along the 36km route from Dromahair to the finish line in Coolaney.
Ciara Galvin Against all the odds, Sligo woman Judy Dunbar completed last month's VHI Women's Mini Marathon, after suffering a stroke just two weeks before the event.
Jim Hurley - Nature Trail Since Roman times, the Turtle Dove has been a symbol of love, fertility, devotion, fidelity and new life. In modern times, in Cockney rhyming slang, the words 'turtle dove' are used to mean...
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor Susie had done her research carefully when she chose her first dog. She had visited a well known dog rescue centre, and with the help of their team, she'd been matched to a five year old terrier...
Jim Hurley - Nature Trail While prawns and shrimps are two totally separate groups of life forms with several different species in each group, many people freely interchange the two names giving the impression that they are identical creatures.
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor As a vet active in the media, I have a second part-time voluntary job: answering people's queries online. I have a busy Facebook page ("Pete the Vet") where I post interesting snippets and links about pet health and disease.
The West of Ireland's regional winner of the Bus Eireann's 'Go Places' competition is Hollie Hannon, a Transition Year student at the Ursuline College in Sligo who entertained the judges with her creative essay.
Emma Gallagher A new polytunnel for pupils in Banada NS was officially opened on Thursday last. The project, which cost €5000, was funded by the Bayer Cares Foundation. An employee of the company, Patricia Lawerence has children attending the school and helped secure the funding.
To celebrate and mark International Men's Health Week, the Research & Education Foundation at Sligo University Hospital hosted a free Men's Health and Wellbeing event at the Sligo Park Hotel.
Ciara Galvin Eileen Loving Finn has lived away from Sligo for over 50 years, but admits her spirit is always in Land of Heart's Desire.
Following the hugely successful fundraising Night Walk last year, Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team is busy planning this year's event which will take place on Saturday the 13th of July.
Sligo councillor Declan Bree will be one of the guest speakers at an event to commemorate the memory of the famous Leitrim Socialist Jimmy Gralton.
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor The live export of farm animals upsets some animal lovers.Some readers may wonder why this is. Animals have always been moved from place to place. What has changed that people are now...
Jim Hurley - Nature Trail Height above sea level is both a simple and a complex concept. At the simple level, the height of a sea wall can easily be measured as so many metres above the apparently flat surface of a calm sea.
