North West Today

A new beach shelter which has been installed at the entrace to Mullaghmore Beach has been described by one local resident as a concrete monstrosity. Martina Butler insists everything about the shelter is wrong - its location, its appearance, and the fact that it does not shelter people from prevailing winds, and she has contacted Sligo Co Co about the matter

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He decided to join the priesthood at the age of 35 having worked in the bank for 16 years. Fr Pat Lombard, Parish Priest of St. Anne's Sligo, on his life choices, how he does what he does every day, what keeps him going, his dog, his scooter, his lolllipops, and much more

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Long-time Finn Valley Athletics Club member Patsy McGonigle and Media Officer Chris McNulty reflect on Mark English's Gold Medal peformance in last evening's European Athletics Championships. English became the first ever Irish male athlete to win a Gold at the Championships

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90 year old Breandán MacConamhna of Riverstown celebrated Mayo's historic All-Ireland win by brining his grandchildren to the grave of his brother. The former Director of IT Sligo has been describing what the victory means to him, alongside his College colleague, John Comiskey, whom we facilitated in produding an AI-generated audio tribute to Breandán

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James McHugh will be forever remembered as a member of the first ever Donegal team to win an All-Ireland title in 1992 and his tragic death in a road traffic accident has numbed the county. As tributes pour in for him, one Donegal councillor says it's the saddest of sad days for the county and everyone is devastated

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Sligo sisters, Grainne and Katrina Cunniffe were both diagnosed with breast cancer, just weeks apart. And they say their experience again highlights the importance of early detection and regular testing. Grainne of Cliffoney, and Katrina of Skreen, will be among those again taking part in this year's Sligo Relay for  Life event in September

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The decision by Brittany Ferries to stop carrying livestock from Rosslare to France from next month is a disaster for the farming industry and the Government need to act to provide other transport options - that's according to Leitrim Cllr Paddy O'Rourke, who rejects claims that the transport of livestock conflicts with animal welfare standards

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Miriam Cunningham is the co-owner for Fitness 4 All in Strandhill. She says being involved in Relay for Life is a very personal matter for her as her mother died from cancer in 1985

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The 4th Dublin to Drimarone Charity Cycle takes place on  the weekend of 14-16 August, a 275 kilometre charity to Donegal. This year, the event will raise money for Donegal Hospice, The Solace Cancer Support Centre and Letterbarrow Celtic - representatives of all three organisations outline more along with Cycle co-ordinator, Fergus McGroary

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Gardai continue to investigate the circumstances where over 70 women councillors received what have been described as disturbing calls, with the male caller indicating he had a sexual interest in children. Killybegs-based councillor Niamh Kennedy has confirmed the person involved tried to call her on a number of occasions

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