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VOICE of the SligoWeekender
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Sligo Weekender spoke to TD Eamon Scanlon and Senator Marc MacSharry over the weekend for their reaction to Senator Geraldine Feeney’s statement a week earlier that the battle to retain cancer care services at Sligo General Hospital was over.
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Is the penny starting to drop?
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
SO, Professor Tom Keane, a healthcare expert based in Canada, is surprised at concerns people from Sligo and the North-West have about travelling from here to the planned cancer ‘centre of excellence’ at Galway.
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Fairtrade products are well worth supporting
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
THE people who are working so hard to make Tubbercurry a ‘Fairtrade’ town deserve congratulations.
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Sort out this mess in Tubbercurry . . . Now
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
PEOPLE living in and around Sligo’s second-largest town, Tubbercurry, don’t think an awful lot of Sligo County Council at the moment . . . and we have every sympathy with them.
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We need vision from our elected representatives
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
IT’S all very well and good for Sligo county councillor Michael Fleming to say “the community” needs to speak out now to try to ensure Sligo is not left off the rail map on the planned Western Rail Corridor.
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This pothole saga must be brought to an end
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
IS Sligo Borough Council walking away from an estate which was once memorably described as having potholes which would not be out of place in Beirut.
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Sligo needs to make this political attention count
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
SLIGO was the centre of attention of the political world last week with the Fine Gael parliamentary party holding its annual “think-in” at the Sligo Park Hotel.
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Why are we a lot less healthy than some other counties? Let’s find out
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
A SURVEY published in the past week has revealed that Sligo people are less healthy than our neighbours in Donegal and Leitrim.
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O’Connell Street: Change it, or scrap it – DO SOMETHING!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
The pedestrianisation of Sligo’s O’Connell Street has been in place for three weeks and so far it’s not working.
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No winners and more questions
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
The fallout from the McBrearty affair has finally hit Sligo. It was only a matter of time.
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God, Mammon and a changing Church
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
The diocese of Elphin is facing a crisis in an acute shortage of priests at a time when the old parish system seems certain to change – the day is fast approaching when ‘lay administrators’ will be running grouped parishes.
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Morris: Light, not smoke, is now needed
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
RESPECTED former Sligo garda chief superintendent Jim Sheridan told the Morris Tribunal that no garda in the station at Sligo would forge documents.
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Gardai deserve much better than this
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
An Garda Siochana have a difficult job in very trying times. They deserve public support and co-operation in their hunt to catch the killers of Hughie McGinley and Sam Smith who were murdered in this city within the space of seven months.
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Sex and gambling in the gateway city
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Last weekend marked the separate arrivals of a sex shop and a casino.
The gateway city is becoming more cosmopolitan.
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Census figures are a disappointment
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
THE preliminary report on Census 2006 published last week contain both disappointing and surprising results for Sligo.
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One sure-fire winner – the young listener
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Whatever way the decision goes for the regional radio licence, it will change the face of radio broadcasting in this region.
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Sligo has plenty to offer the kids
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
"No more pencils, no more books. No more teacher's dirty looks. Out for summer, out 'til fall, We might not go back at all."
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Manners on road can save lives
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
It has been said that if you put a ‘tramp on horseback and he will ride to Hell’.
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An ounce of breeding is worth a ton of feeding
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Were we much more mannerly years ago? Modern technology has influenced the way we think and feel and act towards others.
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Haughey leaves mixed legacy
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
FORMER Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader Charles Haughey, who was buried with full State honours on Friday last, will certainly earn more than a footnote in history.
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Visitors judge us on more than the scenery
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
AS an aid to attracting tourists Sligo has been blessed with some stunning scenery.
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Good manners makes life better for all of us
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Like charm, good manners can be as natural as breathing. It is all about the attitude.
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Change for better
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
It is a case of all changed utterly for the better in Manorhamilton in the past few years.
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New ways not always better
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The thought of a Sunday roast with all the trimmings is enough to make anyone's mouth water.
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From small acorns come mighty oaks
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sligo Credit Union had humble beginnings back in 1966 when a civic-minded group of local people came together for the better of their fellow man and woman.
Such altruism is pretty alien in these days of propertied Celtic cubs and cutties.
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Competitiveness puts many women off sport
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Research has shown that the involvement of girls and women in sport and physical activity at school age and in adult life tends to be much less than that of males.
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Traditional weddings leave brides in the red
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Sligo brides are well and truly in the red before they walk down the aisle dressed in white.
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All young men pay the penalty for the reckless
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
THE survey of insurance quotes carried out by the Sligo Weekender shows quite clearly that young men pay a lot more than for their car insurance than young women of the same age.
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Opinions vary concerning communion celebrations
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Organising your child's First Holy Communion can be a time-consuming and costly event. Preparations begin as early as six months before the May celebrations.
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Diabetes figures could double within 10 years
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Diabetes affects people from all walks of life from the very young to the very old.
It can have major consequences if not properly treated.
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Weekender lines out for Rovers
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
LAST year’s First Division-winning season and a good start to this year’s Premier league have brought the good days back to The Showgrounds and the current set-up at the club would seem to suggest that it is in a strong position to establish itself as one of the leading soccer clubs in Ireland.
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Future of Sligo port sails into new hands
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
THE future of Sligo port will be in new hands next month when the Minister for Transport signs an order transferring control from the Harbour Commissioners to Sligo County Council.
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Comfort makes way for reliability
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
All too familiar with stories of trains breaking down and arriving late, the new Class 29000 railcars promised us the reliability that we so badly needed.
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Good decisions needed on Hazelwood’s future
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
The announcement last week that the final jobs at Saehan Media are to go next month did not come as a major surprise.
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Enniscrone fears ghost town of empty houses
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
ENNISCRONE has seen huge development since the mid-nineties and it looks set to continue.
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It's Saint Valentine's Day and love is most definitely in the air
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Lovebirds all over Sligo are waking up to see what lies in store for them on the most romantic day of the year.
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Calendar makes a difference
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Those who suffer from an illness of any kind are usually the most humble people you could meet.
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Mother follows natural instinct
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
It has been a week when the main subject gripping the public’s imagination nationally is the tragic case of Robert Holohan.
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Summerhill gets new life
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
There are very few people in Sligo who are not aware of Summerhill College, the all boys college located in the heart of the west of the city.
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Sligo a haven for some but not all
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
SLIGO is changing rapidly. New buildings and roads have transformed the appearance of the town.
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Don’t allow wealth to make us poorer
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
THE YEAR just passed will be remembered as a good one for the development of Sligo.
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We must stamp out this scourge
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
SLIGO has once again hit the national headlines for all the wrong reasons. Last weekend’s murder, the second in a year, has trust the town into the unwanted position of being regarded as a high-crime area.
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Santa delivers down the years
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
This year we know the children of Sligo are looking forward to Christmas Day. They have been busy checking all the toyshops around town in search of the perfect toy.
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Society needs and deserves your support
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
We all moan about the cost of Christmas. The annual splurge when we hope to gain by giving, after spending mindlessly.
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A change in attitude
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
There has finally been a welcome push to promote the participation of women in sport in Sligo.
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Coolera continue to work magic
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
WHEN members of Coolera Dramatic Society decided to stage a pantomime in 1979 they thought it was only for that year.
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Train will do what it says on the tin
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Sligo/Leitrim TD John Perry has raised some very interesting issues regarding the new trains set for the Sligo-Dublin line.
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Minefield of public art
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
"There is many a slip 'twixt cup and lip" In the context of public art projects, such a phrase should probably be printed on every forward-looking document produced.
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Music bouncing back in Sligo
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
For the past twelve months, possibly more, Sligo has been in the doldrums when it comes to live music. Venues were closing, pubs were giving up live music in favour of a DJ or simply a CD.
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Sligo has pulled the short straw
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
IN a time when being breast aware is one of the most important aspects of health for women, it is scandalous that they have to wait before they can be seen at the breast clinic in Sligo General Hospital.
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Putting a value on parking
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
SLIGO Borough Council takes in around E1million a year in parking charges but town clerk John McNabola says they don’t see it primarily as a revenue raising exercise.
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Grave problem
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
SLIGO County Council is currently drafting a policy on burial grounds.
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Lifebuoys must be respected
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
The people of Sligo have shown remarkable generosity in raising E7,000 for the provision of badly-needed lifebelts on the Garavogue.
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Government must back words with money
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
THE long-awaited Inner Relief Road is finally a reality in Sligo. It took over 30 years to get in it place from when it was first mooted.
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Road finally over 30 year tail-back
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
It has been thirty years in the making, but at long last the Inner Relief Road is a part of the Sligo landscape and, more importantly, a key part of the Gateway City’s infrastructure.
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Now is the time for action on oil
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
DRIVERS will already be aware that the price of oil has reached record heights because it is being reflected in much higher petrol and diesel prices at the pumps.
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Future hangs in the balance
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
What is the future for dockers in Sligo?Their future and the future of the landscape down at the port hangs in the balance this week.
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Learning lessons from Collooney
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
In our June 28 supplement on development in Sligo, Collooney got the nod as one of the top five addresses in County Sligo, where it was described as “prime suburbia”.
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Which one lacks community spirit?
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Anyone who lives in either Rosses Point or Strandhill knows that there was always a bit of friendly rivalry between the seaside villages down through the years.
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Development needs to be well-planned
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
THIS week we visited the two resorts at the opposite ends of Sligo’s coastline, Enniscrone and Mullaghmore, which are to benefit from a new cross-border initiative.
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The Institute that never closes
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Whether it is children’s camps, language classes, conferences or staff working away behind the scenes for September’s new college year, there is plenty going on at the Institute of Technology in Sligo.
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No reason to fear Carraroe
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
The Sligo consumer has spent the last seven days discussing the finer points of Sligo Chamber of Commerce’s decision to object to Argos moving into the Carraroe Retail Park.
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Western growth
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
It isn’t often that areas can expand without losing some of their native character and charm. This is often quoted as part of the price of progress.
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Poem sums up what group means to women
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
This poem best sums up the opinions of the many women who have come through the Women Awake groupwork programme.
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Rescue service is a vital one
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
SINCE the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Sligo Airport in Strandhill went on 24-hour operation at the beginning of June it has been extremely busy. It had 15 missions in the first 13 days.
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Both parties say right is on their side in access row
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Could proof of use of rights of way be the solution for one side or is the battle already over?
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Harbour is a valuable asset
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
MOST people in Sligo probably care little who controls the local harbour. Indeed most probably don’t even know who runs it and possibly care less.
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Volunteers deserve special recognition
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
A volunteer is described as someone who does something of their own free will.
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We must give new traffic-flow system a chance
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
SLIGO Borough Council’s six-week experiment to try to ease traffic flow in parts of Sligo began on Monday.
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Bravery is a great community asset
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Nobody lives in a vacuum. The ancient Irish described it best when they said ‘Is ar scath a cheile a mhaireann na daoine – we all live in each other’s shadow.
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Put resources in to stop criminals
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
AS the Garda investigation continues into the murder of Hughie McGinley on Grattan Street people in Sligo are still genuinely shocked that such a brutal slaying was carried out on a busy street in the town in broad daylight.
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Human sorrow will long remain
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Everyone in Sligo knows or has an opinion about the background to last Thursday’s sickening murder in the heart of Sligo.
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Childcare needs more importance
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
This week calls have been made to introduce a specialized teaching degree in the area of childcare.
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Your estate could be our next focus?
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
In the second feature in our series focusing on the residential estates of Sligo Town, we turn our gaze on Cartron Heights, the first part of the Cartron peninsula to be turned into a housing estate, way back in 1974.
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Sligo Lions urge ‘one small step for a giant cause’
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
For some, Oncology is just another obscure medical ‘ology’. But for cancer sufferers and carers it is a key word in the battle against a disease which affects so many people.
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Our sadness at the loss of great leader
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
IT has been said that the final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men conviction and the will to carry on.
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Look for ability not disability
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
The Special Olympics mantra has always been based on seeing the ability and not the disability in its athletes.
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Sligo is really on the move
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
THE news that Sligo’s long-awaited Inner Relief Road should be open well ahead of schedule will be welcomed by the town’s long-suffering motorists.
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Saying goodbye is never easy
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Separating from a partner regardless of how long you are together is a difficult situation to find oneself in.
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Anniversary marks golden milestone
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
A GOLDEN Jubilee celebration is always a notable event, signifying as it does the completion of half a century.
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Better to be safe than sorry
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
WE have heard before that Sligo has one of the highest levels of radon gas in the country but like many other health warnings that we receive how many of us have paid heed?
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Port potential should be realised
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
SLIGO harbour is a fantastic resource but it is not being used to its full potential.
Indeed more worryingly, wrong decisions and lack of action could threaten its viability.
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Travellers’ housing must be provided
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
THE issue of Traveller housing is again on the agenda in Sligo. While Sligo County Council have adopted the Traveller Accommodation Plan for their area, the situation in Sligo town is still up in the air following its rejection by the Borough Council.
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Artist deserves more recognition
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
THE artist Jack B Yeats has been largely overshadowed by his brother, the poet William Butler Yeats.
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A bargain isn’t always good
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
EVERYONE likes a bargain. But as most of us have found at one time or another that what appears to be a bargain can often have a catch.
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Council showed little diplomacy
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
The report of the Dublin consultant who reviewed how the Hawk’s Well Theatre was being run makes for a damning indictment of mismanagement and interference.
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Little cause for rejoicing on land
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
FOR any organisation the achievement of reaching the 50 years milestone is something to celebrate.
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Get help and shed lenders
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
These are the days when sleazy Shylocks come offering and calling for money from hard-pressed Sligo families who can’t cope with the post-Christmas bills blues.
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We must be on our guard
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
JANUARY 1 is a significant date every year, marking as it does the start of a new year.
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Let’s make it a happier 2005
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
IN many respects the year 2004 was a good one for Sligo. The Celtic Tiger seems at last to have arrived in this neck of the woods and all the indications are that he might stay for a while.
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A message at Christmas
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Those of you sitting at home with a blank expression on your face have probably realised that we are just a few days away from Christmas.
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Influence lies in all our hands
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
The future cultural growth and commercial prosperity of Sligo depends on its people.
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Timely warning on drugs danger
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
THE inquest last week into the tragic death of young Sligo man Barry Maye in May last year unfortunately again highlighted the danger of illegal drug use.
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Gateway transport needs more money
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Business is very good at Sligo airport at the moment with ever increasing passenger numbers for the Dublin service.
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Money need to clear the road
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
IF Sligo achieves anywhere near the potential predicted for it as a Gateway city, we are facing a major explosion in traffic volumes.
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Access is crucial to Sligo reaching its full potential
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
In recent weeks there was been much debate about development in Sligo.
Linked to that has been much talk about Sligo’s status as a Gateway city under the National Spatial Strategy and the town’s ability to achieve its full potential in line with that.
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Vote for Tabby, yer only man
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Say what you want about the ‘reality television’ format, but we have all been drawn in at one time or another to the fascination of watching ordinary people do ordinary things.
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Sligo is ripe for growth but we must be willing
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
In the second part of our spotlight on Sligo and its future we focus on three towns which have been shining lights for positive development and expansion in Ireland.
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A very proud day for Ballymote
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
SUNDAY next should be a proud day for Ballymote. A memorial to one of its most distinguished sons will be unveiled in the town park.
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Don’t overlook the human cost
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Like any major news story with international implications, what we see usually judges what we think.
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One era comes to an end and another begins
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
THE phrase, the end of an era, is a fairly over-used cliché but there are times when it is apt.
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The voice of the Sligo consumer must be heard
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
The letters page of this week’s issue reflects the anger and annoyance of many people in Sligo at what they perceive as the blocking of valuable development in Sligo town.
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What is the cost of a human life?
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
A human life is certainly worth a lot more than E1,500, E8,000 or even E20,000.
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End of a long road is in sight
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
The story of the provision of a relief road for Sligo has generally been bad news.
The road was first mooted some 30 years ago but since then it has taken a route marked by many twists and turns and roadblocks.
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Motorists need to help themselves
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
FOR schoolchildren everywhere – and indeed their teachers – this time of year is not one they look forward to.
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Patricia’s story is one of hope
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Patricia Armstrong’s story is one that should give hope to cancer sufferers throughout Sligo.
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A black time for six families
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
THE summer is generally associated with being a bright, happy and carefree time of year. But, unfortunately, the past while has been a black period around these parts.
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Drivers have not got the point yet
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
PENALTY points figures released by the Department of Transport show that the number of drivers getting points has rocketed in the past year.
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High stakes in radio row case
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
It was a tough decision to make and could yet prove very costly, but NWR's feeling that they have been aggrieved by the BCI is one they have resolutely stuck to throughout this radio licence row.
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Are we doing enough to attract visitors?
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Is enough being done to promote Sligo as a tourist destination? That is the question.
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Sligo’s proud of Mark Scanlon
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Mark Scanlon has cemented the good will of the people of Sligo in a way that hasn’t be seen in a long time.
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Tourists differ on smoking ban in pubs of Ireland
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
THERE is concern in the tourism industry that the smoking ban is putting some people off coming to this country.
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New system needs to be accountable
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
THE recent election count for Sligo County Council was one of the longest in recent times, at a total of almost 24 hours over two days.
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Stimulate a kid’s mind and body
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
They say the devil finds work for idle hands to do. For the next eight weeks or so, parents will be confronted with bored kids coming down with energy.
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Buck stops with council
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
It seems ridiculous to think that the Hawk’s Well Theatre, a theatre set up with funding from local groups and the Arts Council of Ireland, could very well be shut down by that same council.
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A vision for the future of Sligo
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
EVERY six years Sligo County and Borough Councils must produce a development plan for the area. The latest one has just been published.
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People in Need spirit alive in Sligo
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
It’s been a week where you needed to be made of stone not to get caught up in the spirit of helping people in need.
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New hotels are good news on tourism front
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
THE fact that so many new hotels will be coming on stream in Sligo over the next couple of years is undoubtedly good news for the tourist industry in Sligo.
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Station good news for Sligo
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
THE announcement that Sligo is to get a community radio station must be hailed as good news.
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Sligo plays an important part
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
SATURDAY next, May 1, marks an important development in the European Union.
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Multi-faceted approach is best
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
There is an old Irish saying entitled “Ni neart go cur le cheile”. It means that there is no strength until unity.
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Coola heroics reflect on Sligo
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Fortune, as they are wont to say, favours the brave. For the brave students of Coola Post Primary School, the rewards of their labours have indeed been sweet.
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Court sends out strong message
Tuesday, April 06, 2004
THE ten years jail sentence handed down to a man convicted of drugs offences at Sligo Circuit Court last Friday should send out a strong message to those involved in such activity.
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Síle has chance to sway Minister
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Summerhill College holds a proud tradition of being the largest secondary school in the North West.
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End of a long road in sight
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
THE signing of the contract for Sligo’s Inner Relief road takes place next Monday.
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Weekender judged to be world-class
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
THE status of the Sligo Weekender as one of Ireland’s top regional papers has received a very significant endorsement with the news of our latest award.
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It’s okay to be separated
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
A wedding can be one of the most romantic events a person can attend or be involved in.
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The higher ideals are important
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
For too long Sligo has lagged behind other Irish urban centres with regard to family resources.
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Honour to Brother Walfrid is long overdue
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
AN appeal is being launched this week to erect a statue to the memory of a notable Sligo man, who is not as well known in his native county as he should be.
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Water report leaves bad taste in the mouth
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
THE current report from the Environmental Protection Agency in relation to water supply schemes doesn’t make for pleasant reading in relation to Sligo’s group water schemes.
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The time for talk is now
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
In more ways than one this issue is at an impasse. Farmers and walkers are at loggerheads and neither are willing to move from their respective positions.
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Time to take bull by the horns
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
WHATEVER one thinks of the jailing of north Sligo farmer Andy “the Bull” McSharry or the actions which put him in that position, it has brought to the fore issues which need to be addressed.
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Victims praised for bravery
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Sexual abuse remains a hidden evil in society today. In Sligo this week, the lid was firmly lifted on this can of worms, when four victims broke their silence after 20 years.
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Time to grasp the nettle
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
THE residents in Cranmore Drive in Sligo who have had varying numbers of caravans and campers parked in their area for the past 16 months have a genuine grievance.
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Remembering the war dead
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
IT is not known exactly how many Sligo men fought and died in the First World War. It was certainly in the hundreds.
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Avoid throwing the baby out
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
IF the health service reform programme runs to schedule the North Western Health Board will cease to exist in just over 12 months.
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Let’s make it a happy Christmas
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
CHRISTMAS should be a time of peace and goodwill to all, a happy time to share with friends and family.
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All will benefit from Nazareth House plans
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
With all the planning and projects taking place to turn Sligo into a thriving commercial centre, it can sometimes seem that we are forgetting minority groups in our society.
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Born to make a difference
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
TODAY, December 9, marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Sligo Weekender in 1983.
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Better to close the door now
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
THE old saying about closing the stable door after the horse has bolted comes to mind in relation to the Hanly report and Sligo General Hospital.
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Vandalism needs to be tackled
Tuesday, November 25, 2003
SLIGO was hit by another serious spate of vandalism over the weekend.
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College deserves its recognition
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
THE visit to Sligo by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was deserved recognition of the growing status of Institute of Technology Sligo.
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What do you know about diabetes?
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Chances are you know someone who is diabetic. Chances are you know someone, but you don’t know they’re diabetic.
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Strong message on illegal parking
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
THOSE who have a blasé approach to parking had better change their attitude or they could be hit very hard in their pockets.
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Keating Foundation working for awareness
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
The Sligo Bachelor of the Year event is being held in the spirit of good fun, but there is a serious side to the fund-raising efforts being undertaken.
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Pubs test shows mixed results
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
THE Weekender test of how the new pub laws in relation to under-18s in Sligo produced both good and bad results for local pubs.
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Halloween fears well grounded
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
SLIGO County Council has issued a warning that householders providing waste material for burning in a Halloween bonfire will be committing a criminal offence.
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Garavogue dump is an outright scandal
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
IT’S a scandal to think that in the year 2003, people in Sligo are living in conditions akin to war-torn countries.
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Dumping is not an option in this county
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
It doesn’t seem that long ago since Sligo Borough Council handed control of their refuse services to private hands, but the hardship it has caused to households in Sligo has yet to be acknowledged nearly two years on.
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Worry over drugs gangs with guns
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Sligo’s drugs gangs having more guns is a worrying development. And when this is taken in the context of recent shootings in the city, then we all have a right to be concerned.
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Samaritans deserve our support
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
SLIGO Samaritans have been helping people locally and throughout the North West since the branch was set up in the town in 1985.
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Tourism decline is worrying
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
THE tourism industry in Sligo, in common with the rest of the North West region, is heavily dependent on the home market.
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Education changing cruel attitudes
Tuesday, September 02, 2003
IT appears that people are getting more responsible in relation to the care of animals, but there are still many cases of cruelty and neglect.
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Rumour game has only begun
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The rumour game has only just begun in south Sligo as to the identity of the Tubbercurry lotto winners.
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Spare a thought for lotto winner
Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Spare a thought this week for the lotto winner in Tubbercurry who is set to be three million richer once the prize is collected.
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Bord Pleanala an easy target
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
There are two sides to the mobile phone mast issue. The mobile communication companies themselves say such masts are necessary for progress.
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Sligo unit deserve their new ambulance
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
THE Sligo unit of the Order of Malta has taken delivery of their new ambulance and it could not have come at a better time as this is their busiest time of the year.
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Positive action at youth centre
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
UNDERAGE drinking and young people in premises where legally they are not entitled to be has been the subject of much comment in recent times.
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Week of contrasts
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
This week is one of contrasts for the people of Sligo. On the one hand it welcomes home its famous sons, yet on the other it desperately tries to hang on to its heritage.
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Need to be open
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
There has been a lot said and written about Kazelain House over the past number of months, but the fact remains that angry words from both sides could have been spared if the greater community of Sligo had known about this earlier.
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Riding school puts emphasis back on ‘ability’
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
Pegasus is giving children with disabilities fresh hope. The therapeutic riding centre at Moneygold is not too long in existence.
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Judging Ocean’s merits
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
When the three applicants for the Sligo/South Donegal/North Leitrim franchise put their extensive applications together, they did so knowing what was committed to paper was just that, a commitment.
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Sort out signs and markings
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
THE suggestion by a Sligo driving instructor that the town is a nightmare for learner drivers and those doing their driving test is sure to find an echo with many who have been in that position.
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Sligo begins to develop
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
AFTER years of little happening major developments for Sligo now seem to be coming hot and heavy in recent weeks.
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Play your part in special event
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
THE Special Olympics is not only the biggest event ever held in Ireland it is the biggest sports events in the world this year.
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Appeals system would be fair
Tuesday, June 03, 2003
A MAJOR review of how local radio licences are granted has been announced by Communications Minister Dermot Ahern.
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A tough job is made harder
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
DOCTORS and nurses in the Emergency Department at Sligo General Hospital have a tough job.
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More than ID cards needed
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
THE problems of underage drinking and binge drinking are two of the most serious facing our society today.
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Sligo doesn’t follow national trend
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Sligo’s streets have never been safer. A national report issued last Friday revealed that public order offences have hit the roof.
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Facing the future
Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Regardless of where your loyalties lie, the news that North West Radio would not have their broadcasting licence renewed was a shock.
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Changing face of marriage in Sligo
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
THE changing face of marriage in Ireland and specifically here in Sligo is reflected in the increasing numbers of people now opting for just a civil wedding.
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Historic occasion
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
YESTERDAY was an historic occasion, not just for the village of Rathcormac but for Sligo as a whole as a long overdue local monument was unveiled to one of the county’s most famous figures.
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Saga continues
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Even though it appears to be nearing an end, the saga of Sligo’s inner relief road continues.
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Let’s be proud of our athletes
Tuesday, April 08, 2003
Olympic fever hasn’t hit us just yet. Yet, when the Olympic flame is carried through Sligo and Tubbercurry, it will be a day for us to stand proud.
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Two problems
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
THIS week we highlight the case of an elderly woman in Sligo town who claims she has been forced to leave her house.
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Your voice is heard
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
The SligOpinion 2003 was an interesting exercise for the Sligo Weekender, and one which, on the basis of this inaugural success, is likely to be repeated in the future.
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Your opinion
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
On the front page of this newspaper, above the masthead, you will find our motto “Born To Make A Difference”.
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A sad journey
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
It was a throwaway remark that proved tragically prophetic. Lindita Kukaj told her friend, Sister Margaret Joseph, that maybe God would call her.
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The tributes say it all
Tuesday, March 04, 2003
Lindita Kukaj was a very special person. Her death has stunned her many friends in Sligo who have decided to pay her some heartfelt tributes.
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Lindita didn’t deserve this
Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Funeral preparations are getting underway to give Lindita Kukaj, the respect she gave others, on her final journey.
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Being homeless is hard to accept
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Aquinas Gallagher described it best when he said being homeless was the hardest thing he ever had to accept.
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Well done
Tuesday, February 11, 2003
The €50,000 target in Sligo Weekender Order of Malta Ambulance Appeal has been achieved, representing a magnificent effort on the part of many people.
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End in sight
Tuesday, February 04, 2003
THE Sligo Weekender Order of Malta Ambulance Appeal, which we launched last October with the goal of raising €50,000 to buy a much needed new ambulance for the local Order of Malta unit, is now very close to its target.
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Airport in limbo
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
At the time of going to press, Sligo Airport is still sitting in limbo, as it awaits the decision of the Department of Transport’s Aviation Authority.
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Vogue Voice: Magic of the musical returns to Sligo stage
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
The Hawk’s Well Theatre recently celebrated their 21st birthday with a massive party in the theatre on January 11.
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Margaret: you deserve it
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Our Heart of Gold winner Margaret Dunbar feels she doesn’t deserve this award.
But there are many people around her who can vouch that this mum of 11 is a worthy winner.
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Farmers have a genuine case
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
MANY urban people have the view that farmers are constantly complaining but they do seem to have a genuine grievance about their plight at present.
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Well done to nurses spreading Christmas cheer
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
THE heart-warming story of how little Donaldo Drazhi was brought over from Albania to Sligo for a life-changing operation, first revealed in the Sligo Weekender last week, is one that touches even the hardest of hearts.
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No winners in McGinley case
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
It will be a sad Christmas for the McGinley family in Manorhamilton. They have lost a son in cruel and shocking circumstances. And their two granddaughters have been left with no parents.
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Strategy demands positive discrimination
Wednesday, December 04, 2002
After more than three years of speculation about whether Sligo would be selected as a growth centre, we finally received the good news on Thursday last.
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Cigarettes kill
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Sligo General Hospital has one new lung cancer patient every day.
That’s a truly frightening statistic.
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Sligo’s future
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
EVERY planning authority is required by law to prepare a development plan every six years and the Sligo city and environs plan for 2004-2010 is now at its draft stage.
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Seeing two sides
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
A decade of revolutionary urban renewal in Sligo has left a town on the verge of becoming a city with one of the best town centres around (traffic problems aside).
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Speak now or forever hold your peace
Wednesday, November 06, 2002
If a sense of community was all the basis a village needed to be successful then Strandhill would be flourishing in its prosperity right now.
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A chance to return the favour
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
THE ORDER of Malta has been serving the community of Sligo town and county and surrounding areas for some 62 years.
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A positive result
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
SLIGO voted very much in line with the national trend in last weekend’s Nice referendum, returning a 63.21% to 36.79% in favour of Yes, reversing the No majority it returned last time.
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Facing up to
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
The reaction to the news feature on Cartron in last Tuesday’s edition of the Sligo Weekender was mixed.
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Shouting out for their kids’ sakes
Wednesday, October 09, 2002
Sixteen months ago it was unfair, now it’s a travesty. Sixteen months ago the best Under 16 team in Ireland returned triumphantly home to Cartron.
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There are alternatives to loan sharks
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
This week we have highlighted the issue of illegal money lending in Sligo.
It is not a new problem and it is not one that is unique to Sligo.
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Don’t let politics smother parents
Wednesday, September 25, 2002
In the harsh world of modern politics, the individual quickly gets left behind. For proof look no further than the plight of parents whose children are no longer able to attend St Cecilia’s school for special needs.
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Anichka outstayed its welcome
Wednesday, September 18, 2002
The saga of the Russian s`hip sounds more like a novel than a true life event, but what started out a short story has become an entire volume.
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Stern warning on underage drinking
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
TOMORROW night hundreds of teenagers throughout Sligo will be celebrating the receipt of their Junior Cert results.
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Sligo must clean up its act
Wednesday, September 04, 2002
THERE has been mixed reaction locally to the publication last week of the third in a series of surveys commissioned by an organisation called Irish Business Against Litter.
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Not a simple black and white issue
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
PLANNING is something that will always generate divided opinions but planning in a rural context, particularly in relation to what are known as “one-off” houses, has become a very contentious issue in recent times.
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Cash dictates course choices for students
Thursday, August 22, 2002
It is an unfortunate paradox that third-level education in Ireland has never been more varied and at the same time restricted.
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Waste will become our new enemy
Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Recycling is the big message for hard pressed householders who face increased refuse collection charges in Sligo.
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Weather can’t take all blame
Wednesday, August 07, 2002
WHILE the good weather of the past few days has lifted moods and given a much needed boost to the tourism industry in these parts, it cannot completely dispel the gloom induced by what has been a pretty miserable season so far.
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Census picture less than rosy
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
THE PRELIMINARY returns from Census 2000 show that the population of Sligo has gone up by 4.2% from the last headcount of the country in 1996.
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Government must put end to saga
Friday, July 26, 2002
WE CAN only hope that that when Sligo’s Inner Relief Road finally materialises that it will not reflect the twists and turns that have been a feature of the efforts to bring it about.
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