Sligo councillor calls for Local Property Tax collections to be used for minor infrastructure projects
Some of the money collected in Local Property Tax locally could be used to fund minor infrastructure projects in the wider south and west Sligo area. A number of villages in the area are said to be starved from funding for the likes of footpaths, bus shelters and general…
Sligo councillor calls for improved broadband and phone coverage plans to be fast-tracked
A Sligo councillor believes planned projects of improved broadband and phone coverage in the south Sligo area must be fast-tracked. Ballymote and the surrounding areas have been deemed as the epicentre of the problem with fears that it could be years before that matter is fully resolved. Fine…
Sligo councillor targeted by scam phone call
A South Sligo Fianna Fail councillor has issued details of the latest phone scam that targeted him today. The scam involves a person receiving a phone call and advising them that a sum of money has been taken from their bank account. Cllr Marker Baker who runs a business in…
Growing potholes in south Sligo at risk of damaging vehicles
A South Sligo Councillor says that increasing the number of outdoor workers has to remain a priority of the Council in the New Year. Independent Cllr Margaret Gormley says the transfer of a number of workers to Irish Water has left gaps in the service being provided in the county.…
Irish Water working on supplies in south Sligo, and Sligo town
Irish Water says it expects works to be completed this afternoon on a burst pipe in the Banada area of south Sligo. The repairs are ongoing and supply may be disrupted in the areas of Cloonraver, Dawros, Curraghboy, Banada Bridge, the Border Collie Pub, Curraghbunaun, Cloonagh and surrounding areas. Meanwhile,…
Pence, grandson of South Sligo, slams reports he’s aiming to be U.S. president
The grandson of South Sligo man Richard Michael Cawley has denied he is preparing to run for president of the United States. Vicepresident Mike Pence has described the media reports in the United States as ‘disgraceful and offensive’ to himself, his family and his team. The article, in the New…
Missing helicopter crewman has family links to South Sligo
The search for three missing crew members from Coast Guard Rescue 116 is due to resume around now. There’s fears bad weather could hamper today’s search efforts. It’s undertstood one of those missing has close family connections to the Killavil and Keash areas of South Sligo. A black box signal…