Shane Ó Curraighín

North West Correspondent

Yeats Day marks 160 years since Nobel Laureate's birth

A series of events are taking place across Sligo to celebrate Yeats Day - marking 160 years since the birth of Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats.

Regional • 13 Jun 25

Plan for 63 Sligo social homes delayed over costs

The delivery of a planned 63-unit social housing scheme in Sligo has been put on hold after the Department of Housing decided not to proceed over concerns about the cost of the project.

Connacht • 12 Jun 25

Rescuers await the departure of the Coast Guard helicopter following the handover of the casualties at Benbulbin (Pic: SLMRT responder D Barnes)

Four climbers rescued from Benbulbin in Co Sligo

Four people were rescued from Benbulbin on Co Sligo yesterday after becoming disorientated on the mountain.

Connacht • 10 Jun 25

Áine Uí Churraighín from Gleann Cholm Cille said it would be very fitting to have a holiday for St Colmcille

Watch: Support in Donegal for St Colmcille public holiday

Members of the public in Gleann Cholm Cille in Co Donegal have voiced their support for a Donegal County Council call for the establishment of a new public holiday in honour of St Colmcille.

Donegal • 09 Jun 25

€9 billion sought for north and western region projects

The Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA) has urged the Government to provide €9 billion capital investment across 33 infrastructure projects of scale in the region as part of the ongoing review of the National Development Plan.

Regional • 06 Jun 25

Businesses want the section between Knock and Collooney to be improved

North west businesses call for full N17 upgrade

Sligo Chamber of Commerce has called on the Government to scrap a plan to redevelop some sections of the N17 and to commit to a full redevelopment of the route between Knock and Collooney, describing it as "unsafe and unfit for purpose".

Connacht • 05 Jun 25

Doctors say overlooking LUH as a surgical hub 'ignores both population need and geographic logic'

Donegal doctors seek meeting over surgical hub decision

More than 170 doctors based in Donegal have sent a joint letter to the Minister for Health demanding an urgent meeting over the HSE's plans to overlook Letterkenny as the location for a planned surgical hub in the north west.

Ulster • 03 Jun 25

Gallagher instruments brought back to life at festival

Instruments belonging to the world-famous blues guitarist Rory Gallagher have been brought back to life in his birthplace of Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.

Ireland • 31 May 25

Emmanuel Familola and Matt Sibanda (right) died after getting into difficulty in Lough Swilly

Drowning of teenagers remains an open wound, funeral told

The second of two teenagers who died when they got into difficulty in Lough Swilly, Co Donegal, three weeks ago was "a truly special soul" who was the "kind of person who made others feel seen, heard, and valued, mourners at his funeral were told.

Ireland • 31 May 25

The strategy sets out a roadmap that will see the Western Development Commission invest €50 million in the western region

5-year strategy to support creation of 5,000 jobs in west

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has launched a five-year strategy that sets out to support the creation of 5,000 jobs through enterprise and regional development projects.

Regional • 30 May 25