Pringle concerned over use of public land for private housing
A Donegal TD has voiced concern about plans to hand over State or local authority land for private housing. It was one of a number of moves revealed yesterday during a meeting between Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy and the chief executives of local authorities throughout the country. Three new schemes…
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 promised to the Council recouped from the Department in an effort to reduce the Council’s…
Tackling climate change will involve ‘difficult decisions,’ warns Sligo council CEO
Sligo councillors have hit out strongly at the government for failing to tackle climate change. One councillor pointed out we are quick to point the finger US President Donald Trump but are doing nothing concrete ourselves. Hubert Keaney made the comment following a presentation by Council Chief Executive Ciaran Hayes.…
Confusion and uncertainty over Department payments to Sligo County Council
The chief executive of Sligo County Council has hit out at the Department of Local Government for ‘changing the goalposts’ in the Council’s effort to clear its huge debts. The Council has already received €2m in bailouts and another million is due in the coming weeks. But CEO Ciaran Hayes…
Call for border counties be given special support for Brexit
All the counties along the border are to be asked to support a motion from Sligo County Council calling that they be given additional resources to deal with the affects of Brexit. Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus Kilgannon made the proposal at yesterday’s meeting of the council. A similar motion was…
Sligo councillor claims Chief Executive seeking to remove fracking ban from county plan
A member of Sligo County Council claims the council chief executive wants to remove a ban on fracking that was unanimously supported by councillors. Independent Councillor Declan Bree says Ciaran Hayes is recommending removal of the ban from the draft county development plan, which will be discussed by councillors on…
Two Sligo natives are to be honoured as part of the County Sligo Social and Benevolent Association of New York
Two Sligo natives are to be honoured as part of the County Sligo Social and Benevolent Association of New York annual Dinner Dance tonight. Patrick Joseph Cunney from Tourlestrane is the event’s guest of honour while Helen Mahoney from Grange will be awarded the John Foody Humanitarian Award. Karen Burke…