Paul Taylor set to top the poll in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
The picture is becoming clearer in Ballymote-Tubbercurry following the first count at The Sligo Park Hotel. Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor, who topped the poll in 2019 looks set to do the same again after recording 1,924 in the first count this time around. He is within touching distance of the…
Tributes being paid to Sligo football star Red Óg Murphy
Tributes are being paid today to Sligo football star, 21 year old Red Óg Murphy who passed away suddenly yesterday. Barry Gallagher, Chairman of his local club, Curry GAA Club, said their sympathies and thoughts are with his family and the clubhouse is ‘open to all’ to offer support, advice…
Minister stops in Tubbercurry to see building for new Garda station
The Minister with responsibility for the Office of Public Works has paid a visit to a building in Tubbercurry that will become the new garda station in the town. The building, which is beside the current small Garda station, was previously used as government offices. It has now been bought…
Despite discolouration, Lough Talt water safe to drink, IW assures councillor
A south Sligo councillor says Irish Water has assured him that discoloured water from an upgraded €10m plant at Lough Talt is safe to drink. More than 13,000 people in the Tubbercurry area had hoped their water supply problems were over with the operation of the new plant following about…
Ten households not connected to new Lough Talt water treatment plant
There are calls for ten households around Lough Talt in south Sligo to be supplied from the new €10m water treatment plant that has just started operation in the area. The households are not connected to the current system and are on opposite — and higher side — of the…
At least 2022 before new care centre will be built in Tubbercurry
It could be 2022 at the earliest before a new Primary Care Centre will be built and operational in Tubbercurry. The initial design phase has been revisited as it appears the original blueprint was not adequate for the required services. The HSE have confirmed their intentions for the design stage…
Columbarium sought for Kilmactigue graveyard in Sligo
The increasing interest in cremation rather than traditional burials, coupled with the difficulty in finding suitable lands for burial grounds, is reflected in a call for another columbarium to be provided in County Sligo. A columbarium is a place for the respectful storage of urns holding a deceased’s cremated remains.…