Sligo Councillors express concerns over roads improvement scheme
Sligo councillors are divided in their opinions over a roads scheme under which local people make contributions for repairs. There are two such schemes, one is the Local Improvement Scheme for private roads, which…
Rents prices up across the north west region
A Sligo local election candidate has critized the Government for not taking adequate steps to tackle the rental crisis. In Sligo, rents were on average 11.8% higher in the first quarter of 2019 than a…
Warning: Gardai are seizing cars from unaccompanied learner drivers
Seven cars a day are being seized by Gardaí from unaccompanied learner drivers. New laws came into effect in December, and the Clancy Amendment was introduced following a high profile campaign, after the tragic death…
ELECTION FOCUS: Sligo/Strandhill, 11 candidates seeking six seats
Eleven candidates are fighting for six seats in the Sligo/Strandhill electoral area. In the first of our special election focus reports, we look at an area that runs from close to Ballisodare, taking in the…
Bree slams council for failing to collect rates on vacant properties
A Sligo county councillor is hitting out at the local authority over not collecting rates from the owners of vacant commercial properties or shops. Independent Councillor and election candidate Declan Bree points out that this…
Remembering Fred Finn, Peter Horan in Killavil this (Sat) evening
Two legendary Sligo musicians will be commemorated in their native Killavil, in South Sligo, this Saturday. They are fiddle player Fred Finn, who died in 1986, and flute player Pete Horan, who passed away in…
Sligo launches new disabilty and access strategy
Sligo County Council’s new disabilty and access strategy for the next three years has been described as one of the most important documents published by the local authority in its five-year term that is now…