Naas named Ireland’s Best Kept Town in all-island competition
Towns were assessed on cleanliness, presentation of roads and buildings, and local nature
Sligo
A key social housing scheme is in danger of falling apart. Why?
The State has pulled the plug on a multi-million euro deal at the last minute, throwing the public-private partnership model into doubt
Moving from Dublin to rural Ireland: ‘Every time we went away we loved all the green around us. Then we thought, let’s just go do it’
Meet the people who moved from the city the country to set up businesses and live a quieter life
Kevin Barry: ‘You can almost fool yourself into thinking there’s no class system in rural Ireland’
The author on writing, living in the Sligo countryside and how digitalisation is warping our sense of reality
Son is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his ill mother in her home
Angela Canavan’s life was taken in ‘most cruel, violent and sadistic way’, Central Criminal Court told
Sligo-based doctor whose nine nieces and nephews were killed in Gaza: ‘I’m not seeking revenge, I just want this madness to end’
Dr Ali Alnajjar, an uncle to nine children who died in Gaza last week, calls for an end to Israel’s ‘impunity’
Tributes paid to ‘beautiful child’ who drowned off Co Sligo beach
School and community express grief and condolences over death of Alan Singh (7) ahead of Thursday funeral
Community in ‘shock’ as boy (7) who died after getting into difficulty off Sligo beach is named
Alarm was raised at about 3pm when members of public saw the child in difficulty in the water
Blue flags: Record number of Irish beaches and marinas win award for 2025
Kerry has most blue flags with 15, while Cork has most green coast awards with 14
Fisherman (80s) found ‘safe and well’ after coast guard search
The man, understood to be from the Claremorris area of Co Mayo, had been reported missing by his wife at about 11pm on Saturday when he failed to return from a fishing trip
Julianknxx on the roots of his art: ‘You go through war, seeing death – that trauma never leaves you’
Julian Knox fled Sierra Leone with his family when he was nine. His astonishing Chorus in Rememory of Flight, at the Model in Sligo, grew out of all he experienced
Two women and two children taken to hospital after collision in Co Sligo
Gardaí say boy (9), girl (3) and women in their 20s and 40s suffered serious injuries in incident on N59 at Ballysadare on Monday
Musician Oscar McLennan on the impact of his young son’s death: ‘I completely lost the power of words’
The tragedy changed everything for the songwriter, whose new instrumental album is a celebration of Ian’s life
Family of Ronan Wilson (9) ask DPP to appeal sentence of driver who killed him
Mother says she feels ‘let down’ by ‘leniency’ of punishment given to Sergee Kelly of Upper Mullaghmore, Co Sligo
Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film
Ward's film Salt explores the surf photographer’s health condition and her relationship with the sea
What will €150,000 buy in France, Corfu, Spain, Barbados and Sligo?
One price, home and away: A fixer-upper near Easky, a studio apartment in Paris, a townhouse in Corfu, a fisherman’s house in Cudillero, or a Caribbean home near the beach
Ireland’s remote islands: Only 29 apply for €84,000 grant aimed at attracting residents
Numbers moving under Our Living Islands scheme to places like Arranmore is less than expected
Gardaí feared they would be beheaded as man went on axe rampage in Sligo
Damien O’Sullivan chased gardaí with axe, threatened to kill them, and damaged two Garda vans and a patrol car
VHI seals deal with Kingsbridge Healthcare Group, adding access to three private hospitals
Belfast, Derry and Sligo locations intended to provide more options, health insurer says
Woman (50s) dies due to injuries from Valentine’s Day collision in Sligo
The two-car collision happened on the N17 at Ballinacarrow, Co Sligo
Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere in a spot of bother with his Dublin tenants
Plus: Marc MacSharry will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree; Sammy Wilson’s silence; and Henry Kelly’s political allegiance
Author Seán Farrell: ‘Dermot Bolger said there was a whiff of silage off my novel. I think that was a compliment’
The novelist on his debut novel, Frogs for Watchdogs; Raymond Chandler’s writing advice; and why he would not invite any writers to his dinner party
Author Elaine Garvey: When I was a teenager, you couldn’t be ‘easy’ but you couldn’t be ‘frigid’ either. Whatever you did was wrong
The debut novelist on her hotly tipped book, The Wardrobe Department and how she doesn’t know what she thinks about something until she starts writing about it
Eimear McBride: ‘When my brother died, it was not only losing him but losing all the illusions that you were going to be safe’
Having abandoned the pursuit of a career in acting after her brother’s death, the author came to the realisation that she wanted to be a creator, not an interpreter
‘The last thing I bought was a slow cooker, and I’m obsessed with it. It’s an amazing item. Come to think of it, I think I’ll buy another one!’
Sandy Kelly is a singer/performer
Three-bed Sligo home with views of Benbulben and beyond for €850,000
This home lies just down the coast from Mullaghmore, with its own local surfing paradise
Family of student who died of brain bleed say ‘right to fair procedures’ denied ahead of second Medical Council hearing
Lisa Niland admitted to Sligo hospital in January 2017 after collapsing in fast-food restaurant with severe head pain
A Palestinian in Ireland: ‘Even in Ireland, you can see there are people oppressed, but it’s hidden’
Dancer Amir Sabra arrived in Ireland from a Palestinian refugee camp in Nablus in 2021
Winter walks: 10 family-friendly trails around Ireland, from easy to challenging
Let your seasonal stresses melt away by taking the opportunity the holidays offer to go on one of these walks with your family
Judge rules new hearing should be held into complaint from family of student who died of brain bleed
Lisa Niland (19) died in Sligo University Hospital in 2017 three days after collapsing due to severe head pain and dizziness
Judge allows Yousef Palani’s father to proceed with case over benefits being stopped
Juma Palani is seeking an order quashing decisions ‘disallowing’ his claims for jobseeker’s and disability allowance and seeking repayment of money paid out
West African food is finally taking its place at Irish tables
Three entrepreneurs are introducing the unique spices and flavours of Afro-Caribbean food to Ireland through fine dining, takeaway and casual dining
Meet the Mayo jewellery maker whose fans include Saoirse Ronan, Maya Hawke and Julianne Moore
Nigel O’Reilly and other Irish jewellers on the western seaboard find much to inspire in the natural world around them
Bringing them home: The story of Sligomen who did not return after leaving for war
A new book charts the involvement of the county’s men in the first World War and the disillusionment faced by those who came back
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