Donal Hackett News Today

Storm Isha caused serious damage as it hit Sligo on Sunday evening, with gusts of 140km/h recorded at Sligo Airport.

It was a wonderful night last Friday night at The Sligo Park Hotel as a huge crowd attended Frances Black, Sharon Shannon and Mary Coughlan’s concert at the hotel.

There was a large turnout for annual Nollaig na mBan luncheon at Kilronan Castle, Ballyfarnon in aid of North West Simon last Sunday afternoon. Attendees wore black with a splash of yellow – the colours of the charity. Photographer Donal Hackett was on hand to take the pictures.

There was a huge turnout in Rosses Point on Christmas Day for the annual Christmas Day Splash.

There was strong wind and rain as Storm Agnes swept across the country last Wednesday but racing went ahead at Sligo Races.

There was strong wind and rain as Storm Agnes swept across the country last Wednesday but racing went ahead at Sligo Races.

The annual Paddy Killoran Traditional Music Festival took place over the week-end in Ballymote.

Ballinode College graduates got their glad-rags on for their graduation at The Sligo Park Hotel last Tuesday evening.

While the property market was dominated by Covid-19 in 2020, residential property prices proved surprisingly resilient throughout the year and are set to increase by an average of 4% in 2021 according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. Chartered estate agents believe property prices in Dublin - which has the highest prices - are set to rise by 3%, while Connacht and Ulster which has some of the lowest prices, will see an increase of 6%. An increase of 4% is predicted for Leinster wh...