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Clamp-down on telephone cable thefts in Sligo

September 17, 2018

Sligo Gardai recently recovered a quantity of cable from telephone lines during investigations into a recent spate of cable thefts on rural roads…

‘At 10 I told a silage contractor that I wanted to be an artist’

June 24, 2018

Rural Life

A Sligo farmer has found that his life on the land and his art complement one another perfectly. Clive Bright, who runs an…

Dairy focus: Rearing 300 heifers on contract in Co. Sligo

April 23, 2018

Dairy

Back in 2009, Neil Boland was faced with the dilemma to either increase suckler cow numbers or to look at alternative methods of…

Dairy focus: Two generations drive toward 300 cows in Co. Sligo

March 24, 2018

Dairy

Farming in Easkey, Co. Sligo, the Dunphy family has overseen a major expansion of their dairy farm in recent years. In 2008, the…

‘I was blinded in a farm accident; but I make the best of what I have’

February 10, 2018

Rural Life

Being blinded in a farm accident in June 2011 was life-changing for 69-year-old Monica Wims from Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, but she realised that…

Farmer left stranded in Dublin after being ‘conned’ out of €6,700

January 9, 2018

Rural Life

A farmer from the west of Ireland was left stranded in Dublin after being ‘conned’ out of €6,700, according to the Sligo Champion.…

Executing the plan perfectly on a Co. Sligo dairy farm

October 8, 2017

Dairy

Unhappy with the performance of their dairy farm, in terms of grass growth and reproductive performance, Brian and Pamela Conlon joined the Aurivo…

Holy cow – friends’ insurance scam hits a wall (as well as a cow)!

July 13, 2016

Rural Life

A group of friends have admitted to an insurance scam involving FBD in which they let a cow out on a country road…

Connacht Gold to sponsor Sligo Ladies Gaelic Football for 3 years

March 5, 2016

Rural Life

Aurivo Co-op’s brand Connacht Gold has announced that it is to sponsor Sligo Ladies Gaelic Football for the next three years. The sponsorship will…

Sligo and Mayo IFA call for Executive Board to resign

December 23, 2015

Agri-Business

Both Sligo and Mayo IFA held meetings on Monday (December 21) and have called for the Executive Board of IFA to resign. Eddie…

Roscommon follows Sligo and Donegal calls for IFA Executive Board to resign

November 30, 2015

Agri-Business

Roscommon and Sligo county executives have voted for the remaining Executive Board of the IFA to resign. Following a meeting on Friday night…

Man dies in hedge cutting accident, two more seriously injured

August 13, 2015

Rural Life

One man has died after he and two county council co-workers were struck by an articulated lorry while hedge cutting in Co. Sligo.…

‘Eggcellent’ debut: Hen lays egg on live tv

July 29, 2015

Pig/Poultry

One Co. Sligo hen, called Nugget, made an ‘eggcellent’ television debut recently after she laid an egg on live television. Nuggets owner has…

Video: A bride arrived to her wedding reception on a transport box

July 13, 2015

Rural Life

A Co. Sligo bride arrived in style to her wedding at the weekend; on the back of a transport box. Now transport boxes…

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