Sligo councillor calls for upgrade works on Strandhill roads
There are calls for further road upgrade works to be carried out at a number of key areas in Strandhill in Sligo. It’s thought that there are a number of minor routes in the village that need attention. Sligo County Council is being urged to explore all funding…
Excuses relating to delays in pandemic recognition payments fail to wash with Sligo councillor
A Sligo Councillor has called for the immediate payment of the long-awaited pandemic recognition payment to nurses, midwives and other frontline workers It’s been claimed that Despite Government announcements and statements directly to the media that the pandemic recognition payment for frontline workers would be paid immediately, there are…
Cost of Living Coalition to hold meeting in Sligo this evening
People in Sligo are being encouraged to attend a meeting of the Cost of Living Coalition. It’s getting underway in the Riverside Hotel at 7.30pm this evening and will discuss the rise in the cost of living and hear the public’s concern on the issue. Local Sinn Fein…
Sligo councillor calls for audit of bus stops
There are further calls on Bus Eireann to carry out as full audit on their bus stops in County Sligo. It is hoped that the audit would pave the way for the provision of more shelters in a number of areas. Local Cllr Arthur Gibbons says it’s totally…
Concern expressed over the distribution of hate mail in Sligo
Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as ‘hate mail’ being delivered through letterboxes in the Sligo area. It’s been claimed that the pamphlets have been published by far-right groups. The issue was raised at the latest sitting of Sligo County Council with the local authority…
Local woman out thousands over passport debacle
The latest sitting of Sligo County Council has heard a case of a local woman who lost thousands of euro as a result of the ongoing passport debacle. The woman put in her passport application at the beginning of February with her holiday booked for the end of last…
Stuck in the mud: Gibbons calls for improvements to Cartron pedestrian link
A Sligo councillor is calling for a lane that is used by more than 90% of pedestrians from one of the largest estates in Sligo town to be upgraded. It’s known as Mud Lane and is a walking link between Cartron and the Rosses Point junction, where a new…