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Sligo is the capital of the North West region and one of Ireland's largest towns. It accounts for
one third of the population of Sligo County with some 20,000 residents. However, because of its
regional status as a regional growth centre and gateway to the North West, its daily population
expands to over 42,000. Sligo town is situated on the Garavogue River and is a thriving tourist,
commercial and administrative regional centre. It is an important location for Industry and many
leading multi-nationals are based here. The ready availability of a skilled workforce, excellent third
level education and training institutions together with easy access via airport, road and rail make
Sligo an attractive location for incoming industry. |
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Culture and Tourism
One of the world's most renowned poets and Sligo's adopted literary son, W.B. Yeats was inspired by the breathtaking landscape that abounds around Sligo, which prompted much of his poetry and his famous refrain - "Sligo, land of heart's desire". Sligo is unsurpassed in natural beauty, has a plethora of quality attractions, is a market leader in outdoor activities and offers real value for money in tourist accommodation.
Hotels: Abbey Manor Hotel, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim Clarion Hotel, Clarion Road, Sligo Markree Castle, Collooney, Co. Sligo Pier Head Hotel Spa & Leisure Centre, Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo Radisson SAS Hotel, Rosses Point, Sligo Ramada Hotel, Drunshambo, Co.Leitrim Sligo City Hotel, Quay Street, Sligo. Sligo Park Hotel, Pearse Road, Sligo Sligo Southern Hotel, Strandhill Road, Sligo Yeats Country Hotel, Rosses Point, Sligo The Glasshouse Hotel, Swan Point, Sligo Castle Dargan, Ballygawley, Co Sligo Budget Accomodation: B&B's
Nite Clubs Toffs NiteClub, JKF Parade, Sligo. Bars An Cruiscin Lan, Connolly Street, Sligo. Blue Lagoon, Riverside, Sligo. Cahenys Bar, Mailcoach Road, Sligo. Collins Bar & Lounge, Rathcormac, Co.Sligo Currids Bar, Burton Street, Sligo. Donaghy's Bar, Lord Edward St, Sligo. Earleys Bar, Bridge Street, Sligo. Foley's Bar, Castle Street, Sligo. McGarrigles, O'Connell St. Sligo. Strand Bar, Strandhill, Co.Sligo. The Belfry, Thomas Street, Sligo. The Harp Tavern, Quay Street, Sligo. The Waterfront Bar, Rosses Point, Sligo.
Bistro Bianconi, O'Connell St. Sligo. Coachlane @ Donaghys, Lord Edward St, Sligo. Java Sandwich Express, Rockwood Parade, Sligo. Pepper Alley, Rockwood Parade, Sligo. The Embassy Rooms, JFK Parade, Sligo. The Waterfront, Rosses Point, Sligo. Yeats Tavern, Drumcliffe, Co.Sligo. Golf There are golf courses at Rosses Point, Strandhill, Tubbercurry, Ballymote and Enniscrone. Tour companies Discover Sligo organise very popular coach tours with trips to Lough Gill and elsewhere. Wild Rose Leisure organise waterbus tours of Lough Gill. Seaweed Baths! When in Sligo why not relax after a days activities in the renowned Celtic Seaweed Baths at Strandhill or the seaweed baths in Enniscrone. Beauty Treatments! Essence @ the Clarion Hotel: Tel: 9119037 Oona Doherty Award Winning Beauty Salon: Tel: 9145523 Places of Historical Interest When In 1253 Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Deputy and Chief Justice of Ireland the then master of the whole of County Sligo and the surrounding territory commissioned the original building to be erected and to be given to the order of Dominicans with a garden and burial ground. In 1642 it was burnt down by Frederick Hamilton. Sligo Courthouse was erected in 1878 at a cost of 17,000. It architecture is gothic style and was designed by J.Rawson Carroll. The front of which extends some 150 feet is made of Mountcharles stone from the famous quarries in Donegal. The design is dominated by the octagonal tower which has a chimney stack erupting through its dormered spire. Between 1998 and 2001, 7.3 million euro was spent on a major refurbishment of the Courthouse. This resulted in teh Courthouse being awarded an Irish Europa Nostra Award for the successful restoration of a Victorian neo-Gothic building, whilst responding to a complex brief and confidently integrating new elements of the building fabric Retail Sligo provides for
the ultimate shopping experience in the North West with many national and international franchises
to be found on the High Street. As well as the big names in retail, Sligo is proud of its many local retailers that make shopping in Sligo a more unique experience.
Award Winning Shops. Sligo boasts award winning shops with one of our members - EJ’s Menswear on Grattan St. winning the best independent retailer award 2004 in Ireland and the UK.
Shopping Centres. The QuaySide shopping centre with multi-storey car park opened its doors on August 11th 2005. Quayside boasts many top high street stores: TK Maxx, Lifestyle sports, Next, Monsoon, Accessorize, Oasis, Specsavers, Jane Norman, Faith Shoes, Pull & Bear, River Island, and many more! Johnston Court shopping centre opened in 2007 bringing Tommy Hilfinger, Pamela Scott, Mullaneys, Zavvi, Shoe Rack, Vila JacK & Jones and more. .A further shopping centre is also planned for the centre of the town – Wine St shopping centre.
Retail Parks. Sligo’s first retail park was opened in October 2004 at Carraroe with Toy City, Homebase, Two Seasons, In Store, Halfords, Harry Corry, Land of Leather, Reids, Carpet Rite, KFC, and Pizza Hut. Another retail park is currently underway at Cleveragh.
Security Alerts. The Chamber operates a text message security system whereby the Garda Station phone the chamber with security alerts and we in turn forward this message to a network of retailers via text message. Any member can avail of this service – to sign up email or phone 071-9161274.
Sligo Shopping Spree. The Chamber runs an annual Shopping Spree which is run over a two week period - taking in three weekends in October. Shops within the town are asked to participate with over 60 participating stores in past years. All participating stores are issued with posters advertising their involvement with the spree. Each individual store offers special discounts during this period. It is advertised on radio & local & regional newspapers. Shoppers have the opportunity to enter an instore draw with each participating store then forwarding one name each for the grand draw with the winning entry getting €1,500 and the runner up getting €500 in shopping spree vouchers which can be spent in any of the participating stores. If interested please contact us at 071-9161274 for further information. Primary Schools in County Sligo: For a list of primary schools in Co.Sligo click above. Second Level Schools in County Sligo: For a list of post primary schools in Co.Sligo click above. Third Level Education in County Sligo:
Distance from Sligo to other major cities
Further access is provided by airport and mainline rail - Iarnrod Eireann operates trains daily to and from Dublin serving, Dublin Connolly, Maynooth, Mullingar, Edgeworthstown, Longford, Dromod, Carrick-on-Shannon, Boyle, Ballymote, Collooney and Sligo. A bus depot is located in the town centre with regular services connecting to all centres nationwide. The city imp bus services the town centre and neighbouring towns. Sligo Airport has daily scheduled flights to Dublin and Manchester for onward connection to Europe, while Knock International Airport, 40 miles from Sligo has flights to the UK and Charter flights to Europe and the USA. |
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Sligo offers a full range
of public and private health services - the regional hospital provides an extensive range of medical,
specialist and psychiatric facilities including a training school for nursing. In private practice, there
is a comprehensive range of Consultants, General Practitioners , Dentists, Opticians and support services. |
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