Certain services no longer being offered for special needs children in Sligo preschool
The decision to no longer offer certain services to children with special needs at a Sligo preschool is not ‘just or right’ according to a local Councillor. Fianna Fail Councillor, Martin Baker says families availing of the Holy Family Preschool in Ballytivnan were only informed over the summer by the…
Gardaí investigating caravan fire
Gardaí are investigating a caravan fire. The incident occured in the Ballytivnan area of Sligo Town yesterday evening at 5pm. No injuries were reported. Gardaí say a technical examination of the scene will determine the course of their investigation.
141 Sligo customers without power this morning
141 premises are without power in Sligo this morning. The affected area is around Ballytivnan. ESB crews are repairing a fault in the line and power is expected to return at around 1pm this afternoon.
Almost a 1000 homes and businesses in the North West are without power after Storm Atiyah
Nearly a 1000 homes and businesses in the North West are without power this morning following Storm Atiyah. 180 are without power in Collooney, 610 in Ballytivnan, 78 in Oakfield 48 in Donegal Town, 43 in Tubbercurry, and 23 homes near Geevagh. The power to most of the homes is…
Work to alleviate flooding in Sligo estate starts today
Work on a project to alleviate longtime flooding in a Sligo town housing estate is expected to be completed in about a month. It’s in The Woodlands Estate in Ballytivnan where, in the past, residents had to be taken from a nursing home because of the flooding. The work is…
Calls for boundary wall to prevent flooding at Sligo estate
Calls have been made on Sligo County Council to build a boundary wall at the Woodlands Estate in Ballytivnan. The estate has been hit by severe flooding on a number of occasions over the last number of years. In 2015 a number of homes where damaged of flooding, while in…
Sligo council calls for reinstatement of respite service
A Sligo mother whose son now is forced to travel to Monaghan for respite care says the lack of such services in the North West is a disgrace. Helen Hamilton’s son Niall was availing of respite care in the Solas centre in Ballytivnan. But respite is no longer available for…