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Improvement Works at Strandhill & Rosses Point

Today in 2023, the construction of the upgrade of Rosses Point Sewerage Scheme is at an advanced stage with a scheduled date for completion in…

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Membership and Subscriptions – An Ongoing Challenge

In the Sligo Chamber of 2023, increasing membership, retaining members, the cost of member subscriptions and the level of service delivery to members are topics…

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J.A. McLoghry, First Secretary, Sligo Chamber

The operation and function of Sligo Chamber in 2023 can only be sustained through the workings of its permanent staff.  The President of the day…

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Post and Telephones and the Price of Bacon

Today in 2023, we expect to be able to connect in real time from any location and on any device making real-time communications a critical…

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Bumps in the Rosses Point Road

Travelling in the dark at night appears to have been fraught with danger for motorists in Sligo in the 1920s and 30s, so much so…

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Honouring the Dead

In researching the archive material from the 1920s and 1930s for the purposes of writing these articles in celebration of 100 years of Sligo Chamber,…

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Minister Ryan’s failure to allow upgrade of N17 to go ahead would be ‘highly damaging’ for the North West

Sligo Chamber of Commerce, one of the biggest business organisations in the North West, has urged Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to allow the much-needed upgrade…

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Following the Numbers

In this week’s article we take a different approach and through the medium of following the numbers, we learn of interesting facts relating to the…

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Customs and the much-vexed question of “Through Rates”

Prior to the emergence of the Irish Free State in 1922, it was the practice that “through bookings” of livestock and goods from Irish Ports…

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Tourism and Connectivity – Comfort and Discomfort on the Train

Celebrating 100 Years of Sligo Chamber On this Week in 1925 Tourism and Connectivity – Comfort and Discomfort on the Train Tourism is one the…

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