Sligo Weekender

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Sligo Weekender
Type Weekly (Tuesday) Newspaper
Format Tabloid

Owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Publisher Sligo Weekender Ltd
Editor Brian McHugh
Founded 1984
Price EUR 1.70
Headquarters Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
Circulation 8,053 ABC

Website: www.sligoweekender.com

The Sligo Weekender is a weekly local newspaper published every Tuesday in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. It was founded in 1984 by Brian McHugh as a 'free sheet' advertiser, with some local news. It is now part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings media and publishing group. It contains news of interest to Sligo town and county along with the surrounding counties of Leitrim, Roscommon, South Donegal and North Mayo. The paper's motto is "Born To Make A Difference".

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper had an average weekly circulation of 8,316 for the 49 issues from 2 January to 31 December, 2006.

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