New bus services for north Leitrim area
A later bus link between Kinlough and Bundoran has been added to a new initiative announced by the Minister for Transport. Over the weekend Minister Shane Ross announced that 15 counties were going to benefit…
Turn vacant offices into two-star accommodation, urges Sligo businessman
A Sligo businessman has come up with an idea to boost tourism in the town. Fergal Quinn says there’s a need for more two-star or self-catering accommodation in the area. And he says the space…
Sligo council looking at new model for entrepreneurs’ building space
Sligo County Council has confirmed that it is looking at another type of model similar to the building block model currently in place at a new building in Sligo town. The Council along with the…
2018 to be the ‘Year of Sligo Gaol’
2018 will be the Year of Sligo Gaol. It’s to mark the bicentenary of the opening of the jail in 1818. It’s also a hundred years since Michael Collins was imprisoned there. The building is…
Answers sought on Bundoran water supply
A former Donegal councillor wants answers from Irish Water about a recent breakdown in the water supply to an area of Bundoran. Michael McMahon says the main water pipe burst on Saturday, 18th November and…
Many parents ‘unaware’ of the dangers facing children online
A Leitrim councillor says many people, including parents, are unaware of the shocking dangers to children online. Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan was speaking after a presentation yesterday to the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee on…
Heated exchange at Sligo County Council over long-running financial issues
A war of words broke out at Sligo County Council yesterday once again over the Council’s finances. The Council CEO Ciaran Hayes is trying to have three quarters of a million euro he claims is…