Spotlight on Your Community Launch
Sligo County Development Board's “Spotlight on Your Community” Project was recently showcased to an audience consisting of the Mayor of Sligo Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady, Leas Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Councillor Matt Lyons and the Chair of Sligo County Development Board, Councillor Gerard Mullaney Read More
Banada Art School and Festival
Under the direction of Professor Jeff Tolbert of Pratt Institute and Cooper Union, New York Read More
Fun for all at Sligo Play Day 2011
National Play Day is promoted by the National Play and Recreation Resource Centre (NPRRC), the key aim of which is to promote traditional games and activities and give all children an opportunity to take part Read More
Silent Voices Book
Silent Voices is a collection of personal stories. The contributors
are people who have in some way been affected by Partition or
the ‘Troubles’ in Ireland or by conflict elsewhere in the world. Read More
Sligo Peace and Reconciliation Action Plan 2011 – 2013
as submitted to Special EU Programmes Body for approval September 2010 Read More
Preview of “Spot light on your Community” Project
One of the events held during EU Social inclusion and anti-poverty week was a preview of the County Development Boards “Spotlight in Your Community” Project which is being led by the Volunteer Centre in collaboration with the Department of Community and Enterprise of Sligo County Council and Sligo County Community Forum. Read More
Sligo Comhairle na nÓg AGM
Sligo Comhairle na nÓg Discuss Mental Health and Personal Safety at This Years AGM Read More
County wide events to mark EU Social Inclusion Week
EU Social Inclusion Week was celebrated locally from Monday 17th – Friday 22nd October 2010 and saw a whole host of activities Read More
Culture Night 2010
The 2nd annual Culture Night is taking place on Friday 24th September, 2010 and this year we have over 50 events making up an impressive programme of free late night culture for all ages in Sligo from 6pm to 10pm Read More
Sligo County Community Forum Events
Sligo County Community Forum is hosting three key events over the coming weeks Read More
Public Seminar: The Impact of Poverty in a Changing Ireland
9.30am to 1.30pm, Tuesday 7th September 2010 in the Sligo Park Hotel Read More
Sligo Peace & Reconciliation Action Plan - Diary of Events
Details of what is on for September and October Read More
Sligo Play Day 2010 a Great Success
Sunday 11th July saw Doorly Park taken over by children and families as part of the National Play Day initiative. Read More
Sligo County Development Board launches their New Website along with Priorities and Action Plan 2009 - 2012
Councillor Tony McLoughlin, Chairperson of Sligo County Development Board, recently launched the Board’s Priorities and Action Plan 2009 – 2012 at the December meeting of the Board. Read More
Joining Forces To Promote Local Enterprise, Training And Education
Over the past seven months the Sligo County Development Board has hosted four very successful Enterprise, Training and Education events.
In a unique venture, up to 20 local public service agencies joined forces to promote local enterprise, training and education across Sligo from venues in Enniscrone to Tubbercurry to Sligo town. Over 300 people attended the events to seek advice in confidence from all the major agencies. Read More
Broadband coverage in County Sligo
The provision of quality Broadband throughout County Sligo is one of the priority actions agreed by the County Development Board in its Action Plan for 2009 – 2011. Read More
Delivering A Reconciliation Agenda
Despite its proximity to ‘the border’ Sligo does not have a land border with NI and, it is probably safe to say that the impact of the Northern ‘troubles’ here is somewhat different from their impact in some of the other ‘southern border counties’. Read More
Record Turn-out of young people at Sligo Comhairle na nÓg AGM
The 8th Sligo Comhairle na nÓg AGM hosted by the County Sligo Development Board and Foroige took place in the Clarion Hotel on the 13th October, where young people from around the County were invited to attend, to express their views on topics deemed to be important by them. Read More
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