Junior Education Minister eager to see technological university for Connacht/Ulster
The Junior Minister for Education says she hopes there will be no delay in Connacht/Ulster getting its own technological university. Earlier this month, the formation of the State’s first technological university – based on the merger of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), IT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown — was annonced.…
Minister launches national plan for town centre renewal in Sligo
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchel-O’Connor, is in Sligo today launching the Framework for Town Centre Renewal. The framework is being implemented in towns outside of Dublin that have not yet had significant economic recovery. It has three stages to make this happen; the first step is understanding…
Councillor critical of minister over N17
A south Sligo Councillor has hit out at a government minister over the lack of specific plans for the upgrade of the N17 road from Collooney to the Mayo border. Independent Councillor Margaret Gormley was responding to the speech given by Minister for Jobs Mary Mitchell-O’Connor at the Sligo Chamber…