Cllr Healy: Decision to close St Mary’s College ultimately lies with education minister
A Sligo councillor says it’s the Minister for Education and his department who will ultimately decide the future of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says that’s because departmental funding will be needed to keep the secondary school open. The trustees of the college — the…
Calls to fast track pedestrian crossing in Ballisodare
The process of identifying the most appropriate site for a new pedestrian crossing in Ballisodare Co Sligo needs to be fast tracked according to a local cllr. A pedestrian crossing had been installed in the town in the past however locals felt that the location was too dangerous as it…
St Mary’s College Working group seeks meeting with Education Minister
A group campaigning to halt the closure of a secondary school in Ballisodare Co. Sligo is seeking a meeting with the Education Minister. The St Mary’s College Working Group has formally requested Minister Joe McHugh to meet with small delegation to discuss the future of the school which is earmarked…
Praise for work on renowned Ballisodare salmon fishery
Major work has been carried out at one of the best-known fisheries and salmon angling spots in the north west. It’s at Ballisodare in County Sligo, where, in the past, a section of the fishery was vulnerable to illegal activity as it was the entry point for salmon from the…
Ballisodare college campaigners want extension of time from CEIST to make submission
Campaigners who want to keep St Mary’s College in Ballisodare open are now seeking an extension of time to make a submission to the school trustees, the Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust (CEIST). A packed public meeting about the college’s future took place last night in Corhownagh Church, in Ballisodare,…
Public meeting tonight to discuss St Mary’s College, Ballisodare
Those campaigning to prevent the closure of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare say they do not want a six-year time limit on keeping the school open. Instead, they say the aim should be to keep the school open indefinitely and permanently. Councillors from Sligo Municipal District supported a motion yesterday…