The Taoiseach is expected in Sligo today
The Taoiseach is expected to visit Sligo later this morning. It’s believed Leo Varadkar will announce the first round of successful applications under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. As part of Project Ireland 2040, launched in Sligo last February, the government is to provide an additional one billion euro…
Taoiseach hits back at Fianna Fail for taking the moral highground on ‘standards’ in public office
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for an examination of the government’s advertising of the Ireland 2040 Plan that was launched in Sligo recently. It follows a call by Fianna Fail for the Standards in Public Office Commission to investigate if the publicity campaign for the plan has broken ethics rules.…
Mountcharles bypass an example of ‘rehashed’ government plans
Donegal County Council has appointed new contractors to carry out work on the new Mountcharles to Inver bypass. But the project is an example of one that has been ‘rehashed’ in the government’s Ireland 2040 plan. The bypass is mentioned as a project to be finished in the next 10…
Sligo BIDS welcomes ‘growth centre’ status
The head of the Sligo Business Improvement District has welcomed the designation of Sligo as a regional growth centre. Finbarr Filan says it’s a major achievement considering that initially, Sligo hardly featured in the draft plan. But he says that in the document launched last Friday, Sligo is mentioned 24…
Varadkar: Outdated healthcare facilities are costing a fortune
The Taoiseach says the new Ireland 2040 plan aims to modernise an outdated healthcare system that is costing the country a fortune. The redevelopment of Sligo University Hospital was one of a number of health initiatives announced in the plan on Friday. Leo Varadkar said work is to start on…
Taoiseach defends Regional Growth Centre designations
The Taoiseach insists the designation of Sligo and Letterkenny as growth centres is significant. Sligo was designated a regional growth centre but so too was Letterkenny, Athlone and Dundalk. Speaking to Ocean FM, the Taoiseach said the move will benefit not just Sligo and Donegal but the whole county and…
Concerns raised over road projects announced in Ireland 2040
The National planning Framework launched in IT Sligo on Friday has caused controversy in some areas. Named Ireland 2040, the goal of the plan is to improve every aspect of the country and prepare for the coming decades. A number of projects have been named, such as infrastructure improvements, but…