Irish Water to upgrade watermains in the Rathbraughan area of Sligo Town
Irish Water is to upgrade the watermains in the Rathbraughan area of Sligo Town. For some time, there has have been repeated interruptions to the water service as a result of bursts. Irish Water will soon seek tenders for the upgrade works. It hopes to start work this summer and…
Friday is deadline to apply for school transport
This Friday is the deadline for receipt of applications for the school transport scheme. It provides transport to pupils who live 3.2 kilometres from primary school and 4.8 kilometres from post-priamry school. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says a recurring problem with the scheme is that pupils who are…
Calls for clarification on plans for Ballisodare ‘eyesore’
A Sligo councillor is calling on the new owners of a large, multistorey unfinished apartment block in Ballisodare, Co Sligo, to say what their plans are for the building. The Avena Mills apartment complex, located on the bank of the Owenmore River, has been the subject of complaints about antisocial…
Call for survey of water pipes in Rathbraughan area of Sligo
A local councillor is calling on Irish Water to carry out a survey of pipes serving a large area of Sligo Town that has recently had repeated interruptions to its service. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says that during the past two years there have been repeated bursts along the…
Sligo councillor says 1947 Act allows Minister give funding to libraries
A Sligo county councillor says library services remain under threat unless money is provided to replace staff who will be retiring this year. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says that under the Public Libraries Act 1947, Local Government Minister Simon Coveney has the power to provide money for the library…
Ongoing flooding on R287 needs a solutions says local councillor
A Sinn Fein councillor in Sligo has called on the county council to find a solution for ongoing flooding on a stretch of the R287 between Slishwood and Correagh villages. Councillor Thomas Healy told this week’s meeting of Sligo County Council that locals on the road known as ‘the long…
Works on Sligo roads to prevent flooding
Minor works to prevent drastic flooding on roads in Sligo this winter are continuing. The R284 Ballygawley to Carraroe road will be closed from Tuesday until Thursday of next week. The Council is working to raise the road near the lake outside Ballygawley at the junction with Union Wood. Last…