The Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) has released two new traditional music compositions written by Michael Flatley as part of the monthly Saothar series.
The ties between Sligo’s Spanish Armada tradition and the Spanish Government were further underlined on Friday last at a ceremony at the Spanish Embassy in Dublin.
The trade union and labour movement must challenge the campaign of hate being orchestrated by the far right, Denise Curran of the Mandate Trade Union said when she addressed those attending Sligo’s annual May Day ceremony in New Street on Wednesday evening the May 1.
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured convictions against four men for separate illegal salmon angling offences, with fines and costs of more than €6,000 levied.
The annual convention of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann will take place in Sligo for the first time this weekend. The convention, or Comhaltas Congress, will take place at the Clayton Hotel in Sligo between Friday - Sunday 3rd-5th May and will feature a number of interesting lectures, discussions and musical performances throughout the weekend that are free to the public.