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independent.ie | Paul Deering
Conor O’Grady, Jamie Murphy, Gareth McElroy and Shane Crossan from Sligo Rovers Football Club were also in attendance. Summer Stars is an exciting reading-based programme which encourages children to visit the library during their summer holidays. Summer Stars is open to all children across the county, with no restrictions on how many books must be read. For each visit to their local library, children will receive a small reward.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
Funding of €134,480 has been awarded to Shine Drama, Music and Drama Co. which is based at the Hawk’s Well Theatre and has been running since January 2023. The Hawk’s Well Theatre started the programme of weekly immersive drama workshops for a group of young people with intellectual disabilities. The project aims to achieve greater equality of accessibility by supporting people with intellectual disabilities to access theatre as participants.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
The Hawk’s Well Theatre started the programme of weekly immersive drama workshops for a group of young people with intellectual disabilities. The project aims to achieve greater equality of accessibility by supporting people with intellectual disabilities to access theatre as participants.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
A unique project where women aged between 50 and 70 will share their life stories has been awarded funding. The Our Lived History initiative will develop the digital skills of adult learners in Sligo where they will document and design their lived histories using Word and Canva to produce a printed booklet and a visual representation of their work.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
The Our Lived History initiative will develop the digital skills of adult learners in Sligo where they will document and design their lived histories using Word and Canva to produce a printed booklet and a visual representation of their work. The initiative empowers participants, primarily women aged 50-70, to document and share their personal life stories using mementos and narratives with a wider audience.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
“I want to express my gratitude to my Council colleagues, to the residents of the Doorly Park-Martin Savage Terrace area and to the Cranmore Regeneration Project for their commitment to delivering this project. “Of course, the project would have been very difficult to deliver without the vital support of our funders. “In this context we thank Fáilte Ireland, Sligo Tourist Development Association, the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage and Sligo Leader.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
Carraroe NS has been awarded a Gold Curious Minds Award 2025, recognising its commitment to excellence in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education. This national award, presented by Research Ireland and supported by the Department of Further and Higher Education, celebrates the outstanding efforts of 397 schools across Ireland in promoting hands-on, curiosity-led STEM learning. The Gold Award is presented to schools that have integrated STEM into at least half of their classes.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
He also stated that the €3 million allocated to County Sligo was already committed for the purchase, fees and costs of refurbishment works committed to under the programme in 2024. “In fact, the €3 million allocation is not adequate to cover the cost of the commitments we entered into last year. "Sligo’s current commitment is €3,111,135.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
He also stated that the €3 million allocated to County Sligo was already committed for the purchase, fees and costs of refurbishment works committed to under the programme in 2024. “In fact, the €3 million allocation is not adequate to cover the cost of the commitments we entered into last year. "Sligo’s current commitment is €3,111,135.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Paul Deering
The procession will start at 8pm from the Dominican Friary of the Holy Cross in High Street (weather permitting). It will end at Sligo Abbey where Benediction will take place in the still-impressive 15th century cloister area. All are welcome to take part. The linking of the Abbey and the modern-day friary for the Corpus Christi celebration is particularly appropriate as the Dominicans have always maintained a special devotion to the Cross.
