Sligo Weekender

08/09/2026

♻️ OLD NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE FOR RECYCLING 📰
Have you got a use for old newspapers? We have plenty to give away!
Old copies of the Sligo Weekender will be available for collection on:
📅 Tuesday, September 8th
📅 Wednesday, September 9th
📅 Thursday, September 10th
📅 Friday, September 11th
⏰ 10am – 5.15pm

They could be ideal for arts and crafts, animal bedding, lining cages, helping out at animal shelters, packing materials or anything else you can think of!
🐾 Take as many as you like – they’re completely FREE!
📍 Collection from the Sligo Weekender office.

We’ll update this post when all the newspapers have been collected.

Reduce • Reuse • Recycle ♻️

07/09/2026

📚 A little piece of Sligo for just €5! 💙
Take a trip down memory lane with The Best of the Sligo Weekender – Volumes 2, 4, 5 and 6, packed with fantastic stories, characters, memories and moments from across Sligo over the years.
Four books for just €5 – the perfect gift for yourself, family, friends or anyone with a love for Sligo, at home or abroad! 🌍
📍 Available from the Sligo Weekender office, High Street, Sligo.
📦 Can’t make it in? We can post anywhere in Ireland or around the world for just €9 postage.
Get your 4-book collection today – while stocks last! 📖❤️

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

RECYCLING OF OLD NEWSPAPERS: Old papers from the Sligo Weekender will be available today Monday, September 7th, between 10am and 5pm. This may suit people doing arts and crafts and those making animal beds.

04/09/2026

RECYCLING OF OLD NEWSPAPERS: Old papers from the Sligo Weekender will be available for collection on Friday, September 4th, from 3:30pm to 6pm, and Monday, September 7th, between 10am and 5pm. This may suit people doing arts and crafts and those making animal beds.

03/09/2026

The Sligo Weekender is online and in shops now! Here's a look at this week's front page.
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER – PICK UP THE SLIGO WEEKENDER TODAY
You can buy the Sligo Weekender online here: https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sligo-weekender

31/08/2026

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Did your child start primary school this week?
If you would like to see them published in the Sligo Weekender, send us your pictures & include their name and school for consideration to [email protected]

30/08/2026

A male in his 40s has died after being hit by his van in Co Sligo yesterday at 3.55pm, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gardaí said they were investigating the collision on Saturday which involved a van and a pedestrian, the owner of the vehicle.

The accident happened near Luke’s Bridge in Gortnaleck, Grange, Co Sligo, on a road with a steep incline.

The vehicle owner was pronounced dead at the scene.

28/08/2026

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Did your child start primary school this week?
If you would like to see them published in the Sligo Weekender, send us your pictures & include their name and school for consideration to [email protected] See less