A parish they never knew – Arthur Beesley on the final resting place in Sligo of five British soldiers
An Irishman’s Diary
Fatal fall of man in Dartry mountains leads to calls for better signage
Locals reiterate dangers of range after man falls from cliff while hiking with girlfriend
Widow of TD executed during Civil War took her own life
The Sligo files: Pension file reveals grieving wife of Seamus Devins drank disinfectant 14 years after his death
Conor McGregor appears in court charged with assaulting a man
Mixed martial arts fighter is remanded on continuing bail until November 1st
Five colours that will work in any home
The simplest way to update your home is with a fresh coat of paint
Massive No sign near Dublin’s Hell Fire Club taken down
Forty-nine metre high lettering was guarded by a bull and in place for a matter of hours
Sligo looks to future in wake of shop closures
‘All Sligo got out of its gateway status was a sign at the entrance to the town’
Walks for everyone this weekend
Whether you have babies in buggies or want to challenge yourself on the ‘Irish Kilimanjaro’, here are some of the best walks to take around the country
Walk for the weekend: No better way to spend a sun-filled morning
The Mullaghmore Loop is a jewel in Sligo’s crown
Leonard Cohen captured ‘essence of human life’, President says
Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’
U-boat attack at Arranmore: the sole survivor’s story
After his ship was torpedoed of the coast of Donegal, Derek Cragg was rescued by local man Tully McGowan. Their sons met up on Arranmore 60 years on
A walk for the weekend: Streedagh, Co Sligo
Streedagh Beach harbours fossils, tombs and wrecks, writes Michael Guilfoyle
Drumcliffe still a draw for Yeats fans, says festival head
Emergence of new documents cast doubt over whether poet’s remains buried in Sligo
WB Yeats on fairies: ‘At Howth, a great colony of otherworld creatures travel nightly’
In the first of a series of excerpts from Handbook of the Irish Revival: An Anthology of Irish Cultural and Political Writings 1891-1922, WB Yeats describes how “ghosts and goblins do still live and rule in the imaginations of” Irish men and women
Ten great walking weekends
Some challenging and rewarding walks around some of Ireland's most beautiful countryside
Buildings at Risk: Hazelwood House, Sligo
Palladian mansion set on 80 acres has been for sale since May 2013 for €2.5 million
Sligo out to resurrect fortunes after post-Celtic Tiger implosion
Like so many other places in State ‘capital of northwest’ lost run of itself during boom
Sligo council casts a cold eye over Ben Bulben access dispute
Authority set to rule on whether public right of way exists on route to mountain
When life gets in the way yet art continues to be made
’Emerging Artists’ challenges a cultural fixation on youth
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