As one beach opens …another one closes!


HOLIDAYMAKERS enjoying the sunshine in Mullaghmore over the weekend had a staycation with a twist to say the least, as Sligo County council took to social media to announce a “temporary bathing ban” on its popular tourist beach.  Last Wednesday, Sligo County Council issued a ‘disappointing’ statement via social media, “Due to an infrastructure malfunction […]


Pressure on Fermanagh  to invest in greenway 


THE PRESSURE is on Fermanagh to progress its end of a cross-border greenway project after the Irish government released funds for the southern side of the project, which will come right up to our county border. As recently reported by the Herald, the creation of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties (SLNCR) Greenway project would […]


New greenway project could be a gamechanger for tourism


THE push is on to secure completion of a crossborder Greenway which would take in Enniskillen. And the importance of securing progress on the project has become more obvious during Covid-19 pandemic. Early in 219 First Minister Arlene Foster and other Fermanagh representatives made their way to the home of the Ballroom of Romance, Glenfarne, […]


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 […]


Fermanagh need to target three on the trot


National Football League division Three Sligo v Fermanagh Markievicz Park, Sunday, 2pm. Referee: John Hickey (Carlow) Two-time All Star Barry Owens has been hugely impressed with the form of Fermanagh this season and believes the depth in the squad is showing that this current Fermanagh team really can go somewhere. It’s high praise from the […]


Relax and unwind in style and comfort at Castle Dargan


CASTLE Dargan Hotel Sligo, Connaught’s Only 4 star hotel, golf and sparesortis set snugly on 170 Acres of Mature Woodlands with Unrivalled Scenery. The Sligo Hotel & Estate Opened for Business in August 2006 and has grown in reputation since then. Castle Dargan House is the Centrepiece of this exciting New Championship Golf Hotel and […]

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