Cloghogue N.S. in danger of losing teacher due to 50 year old rule
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has told the Dail that a school in his area is in danger of losing a teacher because of a 50-year old rule on pupils eligibility for school transport. Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon says the issue is affecting Cloghogue National School, just off the N4 Sligo/Dublin…
With N4, it’s now a question of . . . where’s the money?
The absence of funding is now the only thing that will prevent the start of work on the new N4 road from Collooney to Castlebaldwin. The scheme, estimated to cost in the region of €100m, is listed as a ‘key investment priority’ in the government’s published Capital Investment Programme 2016-2022.…
Successful Sligo schools soccer programme draws to a close
The FAI, Sligo Rovers, & Sligo/Leitrim Youths Soccer Schools Programme concluded on Tuesday in Carbury National School, Sligo Town (pictured above), and Cloghogue National School, Castlebaldwin (pictured below). FAI regional development officer John Russell and programme head coach Darragh Healy delivered a classroom session in Carbury based on Sligo Rovers Football Club to…
Sligo/Leitrim TD defends investment in N4 project
Work is expected to begin on the upgrade of the N4 in Sligo in 2019 despite calls for it to begin a year earlier. Transport Infrastructure Ireland have confirmed that work on the N4 between Castlebaldwin and Collooney is expected to start in 2019. In response to a parliamentary question…