Councillor expresses concern with low number of planning permissions granted locally
A Sligo Councillor is warning that the low number of planning permissions being granted for new houses locally will ensure that the north west could be looking at housing crisis last for a substantial period of time. Cllr. Donal Gilroy has also warned the housing shortage will prevent skilled…
Sligo Councillor fears for the future of Inishmurray Island
An Bord Pleanála is facing increasing pressure to remove red tape on getting a landing facility established at Inishmurray Island. At the moment the island has been deemed an area of special conversation and plans for such a facility are effectively blocked. Many relatives of people on the…
Regional Health Forum to hear calls for additional parking at Sligo University Hospital
It’s hoped that there will be much needed additional car parking facilities at Sligo University Hospital in the near future. It follows several complaints from members of the public over the shortage of spaces on the grounds of the facility. There’s also ongoing concern over the distance between…
Renewed calls for swimming pool in Sligo
There’s renewed momentum for a 50M swimming pool to be established in Sligo. Currently there’s no such facility in the county of even in Connaught itself with athletes having to travel long distances to avail of other facilities elsewhere. There had been calls for a feasibility study to be carried…
Sligo councillor raises safe cycling issues
Questions are being asked over the purpose of the yellow cycling signs situated in various parts of County Sligo. The signs currently don’t have the 1.5m safe passing sign attached and there are calls for the warning to be added to them. Cllr Donal Gilroy says he has witnessed several…
Councillor encourages Government to include retrofitting in Climate Action Plan
A Sligo Councillor has urged the government to focus on providing adequate insulation in homes as part of the climate action plan. Details of the plan, which were announced yesterday, have been criticised, with opposition to reducing car parking spaces and cutting the national herd. Irish carbon emissions rose by…
Local Councillor slams record-equalling trolley figures
Hospital overcrowding has hit a new high today. According to the INMO’s Trolley Watch Figures, there are 760 people on trollies in hospitals around the country – the highest figure since January 2020. In the North West alone, there are 86 people waiting for a bed in the region’s two…