Local TD calls for assurances to be provided on day care centres
A Sligo-Leitrim TD is seeking assurances that day centres in Sligo and Leitrim will be operational in 2023. Deputy Marian Harkins says she expects that Cliffoney Day Centre will be operational in early 2023. Alternative locations in Leitrim are being sought to St.Patrick’s Community Hospital in Carrick-On-Shannon and…
Community Alert meeting taking place in Cliffoney tonight
A Community Alert meeting is taking place in Cliffoney tonight. It’s getting underway at 8pm in Cliffoney Hall. Members of An Garda Siochana along with Vanessa Clarke from Muintir na Tire will be in attendance. Among the topics of discussion will be the text alert scheme and…
Update: Road reopens at Cliffoney following fatal crash
The section of the N15 at the north side of Cliffoney village has now reopened following a fatal road traffic collision there yesterday afternoon. A woman in her 70s died following the crash involving a car and a jeep. A technical examination of the scene is now complete…
Agreement reached over outstanding issue in Cliffoney estate
Sligo County Council is under increasing pressure to address outstanding issues in a housing estate in Cliffoney. The residents of Ceol naMara estate are said to be waiting for over a decade for a local road upgrade, lighting and sewerage. It’s understood that an agreement has been reached between the…
Sligo Councillor calls on general public & government to support Post offices
A Sligo Councillor is calling on the general public as well as the government to provide support to post offices. Postmasters will tell an Oireachtas Committee later the Post Office Network’s at a “critical juncture” and in desperate need of government support. The Irish Postmasters Union will tell…
Sligo Councillor calls for safety survey on stretch of N15
Sligo County Council is being urged to carry out a safety survey on a section of road in Sligo. The route along the N15 between Moneygold and Cliffoney is said to be in need of a facelift with some road markings currently not clearly visible. Local Cllr…
Sligo Councillor concerned over lack of social services in Cliffoney and Carrigans
A Sligo councillor has been told a date cannot be given at present for the reopening of social service centres for older people in the Cliffoney and Carrigans areas of north Sligo. Services in the centres ceased because of Covid. At this month’s meeting of the Regional Health…