Local Councillor says the Ballygawley community is in shock after fatal collision
A local Councillor says the community in Ballygawley has been left shocked by the tragic of events of last night’s fatal road traffic collision which took place on the Ballygawley to Ballintogher road last night. Cllr Thomas Walsh visited the scene of the fatal collision where a woman in…
Ballygawley receives significant funding boost under Rural Water Scheme
Ballygawley is set to benefit from a share of 50 million euro under the Rural Water Scheme. The scheme targets waste water collection and treatment needs for villages without access to Public Waste Water Services. The funding was announced today by the Minister for Housing and Local Government, Darragh O’Brien.…
Fears that Collooney Primary Care Centre will get left behind
Sligo County Council will write to the HSE to ask for the Primary Care Centre in Collooney to be upgraded. A number of primary care centres across Sligo, such as Drumcliffe and Grange, have seen significant work carried out in recent times, and are now operating at a higher standard…
Planning decision imminent for multi-facility outdoor centres in Sligo
A decision on planning for two new facility centres in Sligo is expected before the end of the year. The centres – in Rosses Point and Enniscrone – are two of twenty two centres nationwide that received a share of 22 million euro in funding from Fáilte Ireland. Among the…
Sligo Councillor urges HSE to show more urgency in completing projects at Sligo University Hospital
There are calls on the HSE to ‘get on’ with a number of planned projects in Sligo. It’s after the Government sanctioned over €16.6M to Sligo University Hospital yesterday with hopes that this will pave the way in delivering a range of acute services across the county. Local…
Councillor calls for more Garda resources in Sligo
A Sligo Councillor says the opening of a state of the art Garda facility in Kilmainham over the weekend is another prime example of the lack of balanced development that currently exists between the north west and the rest of the country. The new garda facility will be home…
Work to commence on four Active Travel Programme routes in Sligo.
Consultants have been appointed to begin work on 4 schemes under the Active Travel Programme in County Sligo. The routes are said to pose safety issues to cyclists, walkers and road users. Councillor Thomas Walsh, is chairperson of Sligo County Council’s Special Policy Committee on Environment and Infrastructure…