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.…
Construction contract signed for surf centre in Strandhill
The construction contract for the National Surf Centre of Excellence in Strandhill, Co. Sligo has been signed. The €2.7m facility is being funded by Sligo County Council, Failte Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development. It will cater for local and international surfers providing start of…
Funding allocation for new Surf Centre in Strandhill
Plans for the construction of new Surf Centre of Excellence in Strandhill in County Sligo has received a major boost with an additional grant of €321,468 from Failte Ireland. The project had been delayed due to increased costs but this additional funding will enable the project to proceed as…
Harbour lights: Bree in the dark over maintenance of navigational aids
A Sligo councillor says he has ‘significant concerns’ over the maintenance of navigational lights and aids in Sligo Harbour. Independent Socialist Councillor Declan Bree told a meeting of councillors from Sligo Borough Municipal District that many of the lights are not working. The meeting heard that navigational aids are checked…