Sligo Councillor slams treatment of local Airport
Sligo Airport continues to be ‘left in limbo’ by the Department of Transport and Irish Coastguard. That’s according to Sligo Fine Gael Councillor and Director of Sligo Airport, Thomas Walsh who says there has been a ‘shocking level of disrespect’ shown. In October 2020, infrastructure projects were…
New Children’s respite service for Sligo/Leitrim area.
A new respite service is to be provided for children with disabilities in the Sligo/Leitrim area. Following a review by the HSE, a building is to be sourced with the aim of the new respite house opening by early 2022. Fine Gael Councillor, Thomas Walsh is welcoming the…
Blueprints to be designed for Strandhill and Rosses Point projects
Funding has been secured to hire a design consultant to prepare blueprints for a public enhancement scheme for Strandhill and Rosses Point Villages. Allocated under the Rural Regeneration and Development fund, the aim is to develop the likes of safe cycle and pedestrian ways and enhancing connections between amenities.…
Work to start on Collooney to Ballisodare footpath in July
Works on a new footpath between Collooney and Ballisodare are to begin in July. It’s expected to take 10 weeks to complete the route along the R290 that will include upgrading public lighting and 522m of new footpath from the roundabout in Ballisodare towards Collooney. €200,000 has been…
Council to examine providing pedestrian crossing in Carraroe
The local authority in Sligo have given a commitment to carry out an assessment on the possibility of the provision of a pedestrian crossing in the Carraroe Centre. Cathaoirleach of Sligo Drumcliffe Municipal District, Cllr Thomas Walsh says the junction at Carraroe which connects the R287, R284 and…
Calls for Basketball centre of excellence to be established in Sligo
Sligo should be considered as a location for a Basketball Centre of Excellence. Basketball Ireland recently announced they are to develop 8 to 10 centres nationwide with Sligo/Drumcliffe Fine Gael Councillor, Thomas Walsh, calling for Sligo to be one of the locations. He says it would mean the county could…
Community and Voluntary sector in ‘survival mode’.
A Sligo Councillor says the community and voluntary sector is in ‘survival mode’. Cathoirleach of Sligo/Drumcliffe, Thomas Walsh, says the many people who have become leaders in their communities, need urgent government support as many are struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. There are over 400 clubs…