Mortgage-to-Rent scheme will offer a lifeline to many distressed borrowers insists Sligo Cllr
A Sligo Councillor says the latest changes to the Mortgage-to-Rent scheme announced yesterday by the Department of Housing should ensure more people in mortgage arrears have the opportunity to remain in their homes. The scheme allows people in unsustainable mortgage arrears to sell their home to an approved housing…
Most vulnerable in society at risk from outdated water infrastructure
Confirmation from the EPA that it could be 50 years before all lead pipes are removed from the water infrastructure in this County has been described as ‘very concerning’ by a local public representative. The EPA say it could take 50 years to take out all the lead…
Major development for Sligo megalithic site
A Sligo megalithic site has been selected to go on the Tentative List for world heritage site status. The site centres around the Carrowmore area, which has the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland in the heart of the Coolera Peninsula. An area of huge prehistoric significance,…
Banking Woe for Local Councillor
It’s a number of weeks since the doors closed for the last time on 88 branches of the Bank of Ireland. A number closed in this region including Ballymote, Tubbercurry , Bundoran, Glenties, Manorhamilton and Drumshanbo This already is causing problems for customers and one of those is Sligo…
GDPR Concerns expressed over planning section of council website.
A Sligo Councillor has raised concerns that the planning section of the County Council website could be used for means other than those for which it was intended. The website planning section holds blueprints of all houses and businesses which applied for planning permission through the local authority. …
Majority of midwifery positions to be filled at Sligo University Hospital
It’s expected 83 of the 99 vacant nurses and midwifery positions at Sligo University Hospital will be filled ‘in the coming months.’ Members of the Regional Health Forum West heard on Tuesday that a local and national recruitment campaign is underway to fill the posts. Sligo Councillor, Donal…
Closure of Cliffoney post Office is another nail in the coffin of rural Ireland
The decision to close Cliffoney Post Office has been described as ‘another nail in the coffin for rural Ireland’. Local Fianna Fail Councillor, Donal Gilroy has made the comments following confirmation that An Post will be closing the centre from Friday the 17th of September. Customers are to be transferred…