Useful Information
Airports
The Garavogue Bar is an hour and a half from Derry and Galway Cities, 4 miles from Sligo airport, and is within easy distance of Dublin, Belfast and Ireland West Knock Airports.
- http://www.sligoairport.com
- http://www.dublinairport.com
- http://www.belfastairport.com
- http://www.irelandwestairport.com
Trains
The Garavogue Bar is 10 minutes walk from Sligo Railway station.
Details of all train services operating from Dublin can be found by telephoning 1850 366222 or if calling from outside Ireland +353 1 8366222.
The current timetable from Dublin to Sligo can be viewed at:
Hotels
Towering dramatically over the banks of the Garavogue river, adjacent to the Garavogue Bar, The Glasshouse Hotel is the first design hotel of its kind in Ireland - a glittering beacon of quirkiness and colour stands in the centre of Sligo’s emerging vibrant and scenic city.
The Glasshouse Hotel, 071 919 4300
Sligo Park Hotel, Pearse Road, Sligo, 071 919 0400,
Yeats Country Hotel Spa & Leisure Club, Rosses Point, Sligo, 071 917 7211
The Pier Head, Mullaghmore, 071 916 6171
The Beach Hotel, Mullaghmore 071 916 6103
Annual Events
The All Ireland Donkey Derby is held each year in Mullaghmore in August. The day raises lots of money for charity each year and is a great summer event.
Agricultural Shows not to be missed each summer include the North Sligo Agricultural Show in Grange, The Enniscrone Show and the Gurteen Agricultural & Horse Show.
The Warriors Run takes place in August each year from Strandhill to the top of Knocknarea, around Queen Maeves Cairn and back to the beachfront again.
Sport
Sligo is well known for its abundance of sporting activities. You will find great surfing locations at Strandhill, Bundoran and Mullaghmore beaches and horse-riding at Strandhill, Sligo and Grange.
Sligo Regional Sports Centre, Cleveragh, Sligo 071 916 053
Akido
Sligo Akido Club Contact Simone Chierchini 087 948 9853
Angling (Fishing)
For fishing & trips to Inishmurray Island, contact Rodney or Trudy Lomax in Mullaghmore, 071 916 6124
Basketball
Sligo Warriors Basketball Club, 071 914 441
Boxing
St Joseph’s Amateur Boxing Club, 087 858 9369, Stephen Reynolds
Cycling
Innisfree Wheelers Cycling Club 071 916 9840
Diving/Sub Aqua Club
Contact Enda Gibney 071 915 5243
Golf
Castle Dargan Golf Club, 071 911 8080
Strandhill Golf Club, 071 916 8188
Rosses Point - 071 917 7134
Horseracing
Sligo Races - The racecourse is situated at Cleveragh, 1km from Sligo city centre, just off the Pearse Road.
Karate
Karate Higashi Karate Club, Micky Downs, 087 629 6933
Kayaking
Sligo Kayak Club, Alan Moore, 085 120 2556
Mountaineering
Sligo Mountaineering Club 087 131 6879
Petanque
Sligo Petanque Club (French Boules)
Contact Killian Kiernan 087 267 0530
Riding
Riding for all the family at Island View Riding Stables, Moneygold, Grange, from 1 hour rides to 3-4 hour hacks on the beach. Also offering carriage tours - contact Uschi on 071 916 6156
Rowing
Sligo Rowing Club 087 618 9156
Rugby
Sligo Rugby Club
Sailing
Mullaghmore Sailing Club 087 980 315
Sligo Yacht Club, 071 917 7168
Shooting
Lough Bo Shooting Club, John Conlon 071 916 5141
Surfing
Learn to surf with 7th Wave Surf School, Enniscrone Beach 087 971 6389
North West Surf School, Enniscrone 087 959 5556
Strandhill Surf School, 071 916 8483
Bundoran Surf Company, 071 984 1968
Swimming Pools
Sligo Regional Sports Centre, Cleveragh, Sligo 071 916 0539
The Pier Head, Mullaghmore, 071 916 6171
Sligo Park Hotel, Pearse Road, Sligo, 071 919 0400
Tennis
Sligo Tennis Club
Triathlon
All Ireland Metal Man Triathlon
Walking
Sligo Walking Club - Orchid Walks, Trudy Lomax, 071 916 6124
Autumn Walking Festival, Ox Mountain Development Co
Sligo Tourist Information
For further information on local events in the area, see:
Colleges
Innisfree International College & Convention Centre, Lough Gill, Sligo 071 911 9911
Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo), Ballinode, Sligo 071 915 5222
Theatres
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo 071 916 1518
Blue Raincoat Theatre
For Children
Happy Days Adventure Play Centre, Cleveragh Business Park, 071 913 5115Lough Key Forest & Activity Park, 071 967 3122
