Sligo Councillor hopeful rural areas will be included in Local Hackney scheme
A Sligo Councillor is hopeful rural areas in county Sligo will be included in the Local Hackney Pilot Scheme. The scheme is a grant-aided pilot programme that aims to assist in the provision of part-time local hackney services in designated rural areas which cannot support a full time taxi or…
Accessibility issues a cause for concern in AIB Tubbercurry
AIB bank in Tubbercurry has come under fire over what’s been described as major access issues for their disabled and elderly customers. Currently, there are concrete steps outside the main entrance to the building which are said to be causing great difficulty for those with mobility issues. AIB say that…
Sligo councillor raises concerns over Vodafone service in west Sligo
Vodafone has come under fire over what’s been described as an inadequate service in west Sligo. There have been numerous reports of bad coverage issues in Ballymote, Tubbercurry and surrounding areas. Sligo County Council is to write to Vodafone in a bid to ascertain what the problem is…
Manorhamilton campaigner urges Oireachtas committee to push AIB on two tier banking claims
A campaigner that is calling on AIB to restore full cash services to the branch in Manorhamilton says the Oireachtas Committee that Bank is appearing before today should use the opportunity to encourage them to do a U-turn on their decision to change the outlet to a cashless branch. …
Delays on the N17 following single vehicle collision
Motorists travelling on the N17 between Sligo and Tubbercurry are being advised to expect delays following a single vehicle road traffic collision that took place earlier today. The collision took place approximately 2 Kilometres on the Sligo side of Tubbercurry and traffic on the road is currently down to…
Tubbercurry and Drumshanbo Libraries to benefit from funding
Library facilities in Tubbercurry are among those to benefit from 3 million euro worth of funding announced by Minister Humphreys this morning the announcement coincides with the World Library Congress opening in Dublin. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, confirmed an investment of over €3.1…
Tributes paid to woman after her unfortunate passing in child birth
Tributes have been paid to a mother who died after giving birth at her Co Limerick home The woman, named locally as Laura Liston (30s) from Dunnaman, Croom, Co Limerick, and formerly of Tubbercurry, died after giving birth to her first child, a son named Shay, in Croom, on June…