Sligo Councillor fears for the future of Inishmurray Island
An Bord Pleanála is facing increasing pressure to remove red tape on getting a landing facility established at Inishmurray Island. At the moment the island has been deemed an area of special conversation and plans for such a facility are effectively blocked. Many relatives of people on the…
Councillor Taylor predicts changes to Planning and Development bill will result in more houses being constructed
A Sligo Councillor says he hopes changes to Planning and Development Bill will lead to more houses being constructed in the north west. It’s expected that fewer people will be able to take judicial reviews of planning decisions, under new changes set to overhaul Ireland’s planning authority. Cabinet…
Local TD’s urged to honour fracking commitments
The TD’s in the Sligo/ Leitrim Constituency are being called on to take action to combat the moves by the Shannon LNG which aims to secure planning permission to build a Facility on the Shannon that will include a LNG terminals. The government had previously promised to implement policy…
Desludging work to continue at treatment plant in Grange
Irish Water say they will continue to work with Sligo County Council in operating and desludging the existing sewerage treatment plant in Grange. The plant has become the focus of much attention again in recent days due to a foul smell coming from the system following the recent warm weather.…
TD claims ‘bureaucracy and red tape’ holding up improvement of Lough Talt Water Scheme
An Independent TD is claiming that EU and government red tape is preventing Irish Water from carrying out improvements to a water scheme that serves 10,000 people from Lough Talt in the West Sligo area. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice says the lake is now a special area of conservation because of…
ESB defends decision to erect fence near Ballyshannon power station
The ESB has been defending its decision to put up a fence along the river Erne in Ballyshannon saying it was built in the interests of public safety. It has been in place for a number of months now but has been the source of some controversy in the town.…
Green light given to north-south electricity interconnector
An Bord Pleanala has given the green light to the North-South electricity Interconnector. It’s aimed at allowing electricity to flow between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and includes almost 3 hundred pylons across counties Meath, Cavan and Monaghan. Hundreds of objections had been lodged against this massive project, which…