Sligo Councillors seek increase in housing grants
Sligo councillors are calling for housing grants to be increased because of rising building costs. At this week’s monthly meeting of the council yesterday, councillors pointed out that the cost of building materials and labour had gone up by more than 60%. In a motion, Cllrs Michael Clarke,…
Traffic concerns at Coola Post Primary School
Two Sligo councillors are calling for the county council to work with Coola Post Primary School to provide more parking space and an improved set-down area. It’s as a result of more traffic, the increased number of school buses required because of Covid-19 regulations and the growing number of…
Better Pay & conditions required for those in childcare sector
A Sligo councillor says people working in the childcare sector should be paid more in recognition of the important work they do. Riverstown-based Fianna Fail Councillor Martin Baker says poor wages is a problem when it comes to retaining and recruiting staff. Cllr Baker says the current childcare…
Public urged to have their say on Riverstown Mast
Concerns have been raised in the Riverstown area of Sligo in relation to the proposed construction of a new mobile phone mast at Carnagark. A planning application has been lodged by the Cignal Infrastructure to construct a 39 metre high multi use lattice tower. The application has caused…
Additional funding for older people & those with disabilities in Sligo Budget
There will be an additional 350,000 Euro of funding available for older people and those with disabilities when it comes to upgrading their homes in the Sligo for the year ahead. The County Council at yesterday’s annual Budget meeting added an additional 70,000 Euro to the fund, with matching funding…
Councillors say allocations not enough to deal with problems on local roads
Councillors in the North West say roads allocations are too little to deal with the problems that need to be addressed to improve local roads. It follows the allocations of over €34m in local roads funding for the three Councils in the North West yesterday. It’s a marginal increase on…