Enhancement works to begin on Mud Lane
Enhancement works are to take place on an area locally known as Mud Lane in Sligo. It has been described as a busy route with many using it as a shortcut into town from a heavily populated area. There have been calls for many years for improvement works on the…
Funding allocated for coastal protection work in Sligo
Over 50,000 Euro is being allocated for coastal protection works in Co. Sligo. €46,800 of the funds, from the Office of Public Work’s ‘Minor Works’ programme, is going towards building a 200m long, 1m high, skirting wall along Mardyke Road in Cartron which will be part of a final…
Sentence of nine years for attack, robbery of elderly man in Sligo town
A 51-year old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for assaulting and robbing his elderly landlord in Sligo Town last June. The victim, who was in his 80s, was left tied up after having been badly beaten. He was not discovered for about two days. The man’s…
Man on trial for the murder of Sligo musician ‘Matt’ Kivlehan
A man has gone on trial accused of murdering a musician in Sligo. Keith Brady of Cartron Estate in Sligo pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Martin ‘Matt’ Kivlehan but his plea wasn’t accepted by the DPP. In August 2015, Matt Kivlehan was living on his own in an apartment…
Cartron electricity pole damaged in overnight accident
There was a single vehicle crash in Cartron overnight. A collision between a car and an electricity pole happened yesterday evening at about 8:10pm in Cartron. No one was injured in the incident. The ESB were called to facilitate the repair of the pole that was damaged in the accident…
Road at Cartron reopened following accident overnight
The road in Cartron has reopened this morning following an incident involving an electrical pole last night. Sometime before 9pm yesterday evening, an accident involving a car and an electricity pole in Cartron View, Sligo caused live electrical wires to come in contact with the road. No one was injured…
Uncertainty over land ownership delaying play area in Sligo estate
Uncertainty over who owns a common area in a Sligo town housing estate is hindering residents’ plans to develop play facilities in the locality. Funding is available subject to the residents of the Cartron Estate having an interest in the in the site of the proposed play area. However, it…