Dismay after beaches are closed off due to health risks


PEOPLE people flocking to the seaside over the weekend were left disappointed after swimming was prohibited at two Sligo beaches.  Mullaghmore and Rosses Point beaches missed out on the southern bank holiday rush as Sligo County Council erected signs of bathing water prohibition notices at both beaches last Thursday. High levels of Intestinal Enterococci was […]


Shortage of priests has impact on Easter Masses


THE IMPACT of the priest shortage crisis in the church is being felt across parishes up and down the country this Easter, with parishioners being asked to travel to nearby parishes for services.  This is the case in the Bundoran/Ballyshannon (Rock) and Belleek/Garrison, two parishes that have been working together since sweeping diocesan changes came […]


BUNDORAN TRAGEDY VICTIM IS SENTENCED


Rachel pleaded guilty just days before horrific crash   ONE OF THE young people seriously injured in the tragic car crash in Bundoran last month has been sentenced in her absence after she had admitted to an assault charge prior to the accident. Rachel Elliott (25) from Rehal Road, Irvinestown, who remains seriously ill in […]