It joins two other Sligo titles: the Sligo Champion (its arch rival, both politically and in terms of circulation) and the Sligo Observer. Its contents are fairly typical of the time, a mix of national, regional and local news; clerical, army and judiciary appointments; quarter sessions trials and coroner's inquests; and plenty of 'cures' for chronic health problems.
The BNA plans to hold editions of the bi-weekly paper spanning 1813–1866. The initial upload sees editions available from 1828-1830, 1832 and 1834-1861. As with all other titles in the BNA, The Sligo Journal simulataneously joins FindMyPast's Irish Newspaper Collection.
The BNA now holds 141 Irish titles.