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The mother of a young man whose life was changed in an instant when he suffered a traumatic brain injury after simply missing a step on the stairs of a Spanish metro station has revealed how the kindness shown by their family dentist inspired her to nominate him for a top award.

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‘He has given us a reason to smile’ – dentist honoured for compassion towards man who suffered life-changing fall ↗

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The latest Daft.ie rental report has been described by Labour Cllr Ann Higgins as “a damning indictment of the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s failure to protect renters and deliver affordable homes.”

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Average rent for a three bed house in Sligo of almost €1,500 ‘is not sustainable’ ↗

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Family, friends, neighbours and coaches joined Grange’s Christopher O’Donnell in County Hall on Wednesday for the conferring of the Freedom of the County on Sligo’s double Olympian.

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A day of pride as Grange’s double Olympian Christopher O’Donnell becomes first Freeman of County Sligo ↗

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A 26-year-old Sligo woman who stole money from clients of an insurance company she was working for also went on to steal from her colleagues in another company was given a suspended sentence by Judge Éiteáin Cunningham at Sligo District Court.

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Suspended sentence for Sligo woman (26) who copied customers’ card details and stole from her colleagues ↗

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There has been a widespread welcome for the news of funding allocation for changing shelters at Mullaghmore and Dunmoran Strand Beaches.

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Funding of €25k confirmed for changing facilities at Dunmoran Strand and Mullaghmore beaches ↗

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Sligo County Council has advised that road works on the Clarion Rd/Ballytivnan Rd began on Tuesday evening and will be carried out each night for the remainder of the week, resulting in the closure of the road for a number of hours each night. The works will be carried out between the hours of 7pm and 4am each night until Friday, November 14.

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Night time closure for Clarion and Ballytivnan Roads for remainder of the week ↗

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A Sligo mother of six is pleading with Sligo County Council to build a home for her and her family which she says was promised earlier this year.

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Mum of six living in a mobile home pleads for a house after finding burned out sockets on site ↗

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A teenager from Sligo is currently preparing to take on a huge challenge this December in Clare, with the aim of raising funds for Pieta House in loving memory of his much loved uncle Alfie who died by suicide earlier this year.

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Sligo teenager takes on half marathon challenge to raise funds for Pieta House in memory of late uncle who died by suicide ↗

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