R294 upgrade needed urgently says Independent councillor
An Independent South Sligo councillor has called on the council to seek immediate funding to upgrade the R294. Margaret Gormley raised the issue at a meeting of the Tubbercurry/Ballymote Municipal District this week. She says that the road is a main route connecting Ballina in Co. Mayo to Boyle in…
Councillors told it will take 29 years to complete all road improvements in Sligo
When it comes to maintaining roads in County Sligo, a councillor says it’s ‘an absolute crisis’ with ‘nobody listening.’ Fianna Fail Councillor Seamus Kilgannon made the claim at a council meeting this week during a discussion on roads and funding. A council engineer told councillors there were 1,250 kilometres of…
Councillor calls for more funding to prevent repeat flooding
A Sligo councillor says there are a number of schemes under which funding could be sought to alleviate and prevent flooding such as that which occurred this time last year in the Collooney and Ballisodare areas. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy is now calling on Sligo County Council to contact…
Sligo Councillors seek meeting with Transport Minister on Bus Eireann services
Sligo County Council is to seek a meeting with the Minister for Transport in an effort to save Bus Eireann Expressway services in this region. The Council this morning unanimously supported a motion to directly discuss the serious implications of any potential cuts with the Health Minister Shane Ross: …