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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Two elderly brothers who perished in a house fire in County Sligo this week will be laid to rest together in a joint funeral ...

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 ...

The Lyons Café, on Quay Street, has a grand facade unusual for an Irish town, even if it is located in the county town of Sligo, population 20,608 in the 2022 census. Above the cafe entrance is the ...

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, ...