Sligo and the Northwest woke up to severe weather conditions with temperatures plummeting to -6 in some places over the weekend. The freezing snap comes as Sligo County Council have issued a Status ...

A local community in Sligo has been left "shattered and distraught" after the death of two brothers in a house fire, one ...

Créme de la créme! County Sligo is the new culinary capital of Ireland’s Northwest - and deservedly so, writes Domhnall O’Donoghue. Originally published in the July / August 2021 issue of our sister ...

Councillors have unanimously backed a motion supporting the re-opening of the Western Rail Corridor, linking Sligo with Galway at its meeting to consider the new draft Sligo County Development Plan.

With the deadline for submissions fast approaching (Wednesday 9th August) Sligo County Council is inviting everyone with an interest in the built, natural and cultural heritage of the county to have ...

This year, government initiative Creative Ireland is highlighting some of the best projects, events, and initiatives that are bringing culture and the arts to the forefront in every Irish county and ...

Applications are now open for The Hare’s Corner, an innovative biodiversity project developed by the nonprofit Burrenbeo Trust, which is returning to Sligo for its second year in partnership with ...

The passage tomb on the top of Knocknarea and the megalithic cemetery at Carrowmore are familiar local landmarks for Sligo natives, though even many locals are unaware of two unopened Neolithic tombs ...

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to re-open Sligo’s Lissadell House and Gardens to the public on Friday, five years after it closed due to a legal dispute over rights of way. Senior barristers Eddie Walsh and ...

Beneath the cairn that crowned the hill above me, a Celtic queen was buried. Or so it was said. Local lore held that deep within the 12-metre-tall, flat-topped mound on the summit of Knocknarea, ...