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Saturday 1 April 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Sligo

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# Events
4 events for... food and drink fans looking for something special
Bottomless brunch, a Hennessy history lesson and a craft beer tour.
Sligo honours WB and Jack Yeats with a unique arts festival
The event will include walks, art, literature and talks.
# Back once again
Limerick native Lynch swaps the States for the Showgrounds as he re-joins Sligo
The 26-year-old midfielder has agreed a deal until the end of the current season.
# Cycling
Conor Dunne claims national elite road race title
Darnell Moore took second place and the U23 title in Sligo.
# Sligo
Peregrine falcon rescued by firefighters dies despite treatment
The falcon was treated with antibiotics but it was suffering from septicaemia and died.
# Jimell Henry
Sligo garda jailed for 18 months for passing Pulse information to criminals
It is the first time in the history of the State that such a prosecution has come before the courts.
# Long road back
'I was rushed into a side-room and a doctor said, 'You're heading towards kidney failure''
Sligo goalkeeper Noelle Gormley shares her story.
# Sligo
Exhumed body is not that of teenager missing since 1994
Arlene Arkinson was 15 years old when she disappeared.
# coney island
Gardaí confirm body found in Sligo is that of missing man
A file will now be prepared for the coroner.
# Sligo
Two men due in court after armed raid on post office
No one was injured in the incident and all cash stolen in the raid was recovered.
# pilot project
Illegal dumping being tackled through Eircodes investigation
Sligo County Council launched the new pilot project in March.
# Double Take
Double Take: The street in a Sligo town mysteriously named after Buenos Aires
Don’t cry for Strandhill, Argentina.
# jobs watch
Boost for Sligo as outsourcing firm Abtran announces 350 jobs
Abtran currently employs over 2,000 people in Cork, Dublin, Kildare and Southern India.
# Tribesmen
Galway and Roscommon to meet in Connacht final for third year in a row after 21 point win
The Tribesmen easily dispatched Sligo in a comprehensive victory at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.
# no consultation
Sligo County Council sent hundred of letters objecting to plans for Glenview halting site
The Sligo Traveller Support Group says that there was no consultation about the plan.
# i will arise and go now
Pro-life group says the 'No' on Ben Bulben was 'vandalised' and removed
Pictures from this morning show only remnants of the sign remaining.
# Sli-no
People have been having fun with the giant No sign erected on a mountain in Sligo
Where there is a photo, there is photo editing software.
# Sligo
Husband of Natalia Karaczyn appears in court charged with her murder
He made no reply to the charge.
# Natalia Karaczyn
Body found in search for woman missing from Sligo formally identified as Natalia Karaczyn
A 32-year-old man was arrested by gardaí this morning in connection with the investigation.
# appeal
Man arrested in relation to disappearance of 30-year-old woman in Sligo
Natalia Karaczyn is missing from her home in Crozon Park, Sligo.
# Solidarity
'I find it cynical, ignorant': Efforts made to rename Sligo halting site The Gaza Strip
A local member of the Travelling community wants to name the site out of solidarity with the plight of Palestinians.
# Ballymote
Man arrested after firearm and drugs found in boot of car seized in Co Sligo
Gardaí seized the goods after obtaining a search warrant for a house in Ballymote last night.
# Investigation
Stolen mountain rescue equipment worth thousands recovered
Two men have been arrested following the seizure.
# Yeats County
One in five Sligo shops are empty - but locals insist the town hasn't 'gone to hell'
The western county has the highest rate of vacant units in the country.
# Roads
Man dies after being struck by car in Sligo
The collision happened at 11.05 pm last night.
# Sligo
Equipment worth thousands stolen from mountain rescue team's base
It’s the second incident of its kind in a matter of weeks.
# Hoops
Goal from former Reading forward earns Hoops all three points as Sligo drop into relegation zone
Shamrock Rovers earned their fifth win in nine, as London-born Daniel Carr struck on the hour mark with a deft finish.
# forever red
Former Liverpool striker Morgan nets fourth of the season as Sligo leave Dalymount with a point
Gerard Lyttle’s side twice came from behind to snatch a point against Bohemians.
# appeal
Brother and sister missing from Sligo
Samuel Milosiu has been missing for almost a month, while his sister Zmeranda was last seen on Tuesday.
# Sli Move
McAleer on the double for Sligo as winless Bray remain stuck to the bottom
Two first-half goals gave the visitors all three points.
# Court
Man appears in court charged with the murder of 20-year-old man in Sligo at the weekend
31-year-old Richard McLoughlin was charged at Donegal District Court this morning.
# Murder Investigation
Male charged in connection with death of 20-year-old man in Sligo
A post-mortem examination was being carried out on Jimmy Loughlin’s body today.
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
The Sligo murder investigation, preparations for this week’s severe cold weather and continued air strikes in Syria…
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
A murder investigation in Sligo, Fianna Fáil’s rising popularity and the death of British actress Emma Chambers…
# Sligo
Gardaí launch murder investigation after man found dead in Sligo
A man has been arrested and is being questioned by gardai.
# lost landscapes
'We're going to find out how they lived': Researchers to look under the Irish Sea for evidence of first settlers
Under the Irish sea is a prehistoric ‘palaeolandscape’ of plains, hills, marshlands and river valleys.
# Round-Up
Cavan and Fermanagh continue unbeaten streaks while Derry earn first win of the year
Sunday saw Meath suffer their first defeat of the year in Division 2, Offaly succumb to Derry at Celtic Park and Roscommon claim the FBD League title.
# ireland 2040
'D. R. A. F. T - not the final draft' - Taoiseach spells out his position in row with cross-party TDs
A number of politicians are angry there will not be a Dáil vote on the Ireland 2040 plan.
# rural ireland
'The closure of our post office would mean the death of our village'
A small village in Co Sligo, reminiscent of many others in Ireland, is fighting back.
An ice-cream shop in Sligo has won 'Best New Flavour In The World' for its gin-flavour sorbet
‘Hup Enniscrone!