Long awaitied Link Road in Sligo to be completed in 2024
The long awaited link road between Mailcoach Road and Burton Street in Sligo Town is set to be completed next year. Funding was allocated for the project at Sligo County Council’s recent annual Budget meeting. Construction work on the road was previously expected to begin this year, however…
Councillor calls for new housing development in Sligo to be named after Sinead O’Connor
There are calls to name a new development in Doorly Park after the late Sinead O’Connor. 22 modular homes were constructed in the area recently to house Ukrainian Refugees and some of them moving into their new homes last week. The late singer also passed away…
New Mayor of Sligo-Strandhill MD lays out objectives for year ahead
Availability of housing and accessibility by road and rail are the key barriers in attracting people to live and work in Sligo believes the newly elected Mayor of the Sligo-Strandhill Municipal District. Independent for change Councillor Declan Bree was unanimously voted as Mayor at Monday’s AGM at City…
Councillor calls for toilets in Rosses Point to be kept open
There are calls for the public toilets in Rosses Point to be open all year round. Currently the facility is only open over summer months, however concerned members of the public have raised serious concern over how this is impacting those with a disability who need to use them. Sligo…
Local Councillor claims there is a lack of political will to tackle housing crisis in Sligo
An Independent Sligo Cllr believes that more housing could be provided, if the political will was there. Latest figures show that there’s currently in excess of 1400 people currently on the Sligo social housing waiting list. Independent Cllr Declan Bree has this week challenged Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien…
Mass movement to be mobilised over rising cost of living – Bree
A mass movement will be mobilised within the coming months which will force the Government to act on the rise in the cost of living. That’s according to Sligo Independent Socialist Cllr, Declan Bree, who made his comments after Sligo’s cost of living protest outside the Town Hall on…
Vacant commercial rates could lead to new businesses and jobs
An Independent Sligo Councillor says if the Council collected rates on vacant commercial properties and introduced a refund and incentive scheme it would to the creation of new businesses. Councillor Declan Bree says such a scheme could potentially generate between €500,000 and €750,000 a year for the local authority.…