Works on N4-N15 expected to be complete by July 2020
The works taking place on the N4-N15 roads on the Donegal side of Hughes Bridge in Sligo town are expected to be completed by July 2020. The work involves upgrading 730 metres of the dual…
North Sligo group seek support of local and national agencies to develop international Spanish Armada Centre
A north Sligo community says it now needs the support of local and national agencies to progress the development of an international Spanish Armada centre in the area. It is hoped to make Grange and…
Leitrim councillor wants more signs warning motorists of deer on roads
With the numbers of deer increasing on local roads, a Leitrim councillor is calling on the county council to erect more signs to warn motorists of the dangers posed by the animals. Fine Gael Councillor…
Calls for assessment of drainage situation in north Sligo cemetery
A Sligo councillor is calling for an assessment to be made of the drainage situation in a north Sligo cemetery. It’s in Ahamlish Cemetery, where inadequate drainage is causing graves to be flooded, resulting in…
What the National Broadband Plan means
Now that the national Broadband Plan has been sigend off, what does it actually mean for homes and businesses in the north west? The controversial €3b euro national plan is to begin rolling out in…
60 people waiting for a bed in the north west
There are 60 people on trolleys today waiting for a bed in the north west’s two main acute hospitals. There are 49 in Letterkenny University Hospital and 11 in Sligo University Hospital. In Letterkenny, 15…
Sligo councillor calls for commemorative plaque to be erected for two very different people
A Sligo councillor is calling for the anniversaries of the birth of two very different people be marked — one was an exotic dancer, the other a saint. At this week’s meeting of councillors from…
