Man dies after an accident on the N4 at Castlebaldwin
Gardaí in Ballymote are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Sligo. At approximately 12pm, Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a collision involving a car and a truck just before Taylor’s Art Gallery at Tawnagh on the main N4 between Castlebaldwin and Collooney. The…
Castlebaldwin filling station has closed
The filling station in Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo has closed. The decision was announced at a meeting last night. However, a source tells OceanFM News that there are hopes it will reopen in the near future.
Improvements required on N4 to Ballymote road
A Sligo councillor is calling for improvements on a road that runs from the N4 Sligo/Dublin route to Ballymote. It’s because of an expected surge in traffic on the road that goes from near Drumfin on the N4 to Ballymote, commonly known as the Riverstown road. There has…
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister Shane Ross to turn the sod on two major Sligo projects today
Today is sod-turning day to mark the official start of work on two, massive, long-awaited road projects in Sligo. A top council official says today’s events involving the Taoiseach and Transport Minster is the culmination of work by many people and groups over the years. Leo Varadkar and Shane Ross…
Updated: N4 reopens following Castlebaldwin crash
Updated 7:30am Monday: The N4 between Drumfin and Castlebaldwin has reopened this morning following a three car collission last night. The crash happened just after 7pm yesterday evening. Emergency services were called to the scene and diversions off the main busy N4 were put in place for a number of…
Section of N4, Collooney to Castlebaldwin, closed this morning
The section of the N4 from Collooney to Castlebaldwin is closed from now (9am) to remove a truck from the verge at Cloonlurg. Dublin bound traffic will be diverted via the N17 at Toberbride Roundabout ,the R293 to Ballymote ,R295 to Boyle and the N61, while traffic from Sligo will be…
Call for N4 money to be ‘ringfenced now’
The PRO of the N4 Action Group in Sligo says it’s vital that the money for the construction of the proposed new Collooney to Castlebaldwin road is ringfenced now. Bernard Mulhern says they are not looking for the actual money at this stage but he says it’s crucial it’s allocated…