Planning sought for 3 sewage plants in Sligo
Sligo County Council has received planning applications from Irish Water which would see three wastewater treatment plants in the county upgraded. The utility wants to undertake works at plants in Ballymote, Collooney and Ballinacarrow. Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater usually coming from households. Plans…
LISTEN BACK: Pole Position Owenmore Gaels versus Enniscrone-Kilglass
Episode Six of Pole Position 2017 – Ocean FM’s weekly sports quiz for clubs in the northwest – in association with Cara Pharmacy. Owenmore Gaels GAA Club hosted Enniscrone/Kilglass GAA Club at Connolly’s Bar in Collooney. Presented by Robert Fitzpatrick.
With N4, it’s now a question of . . . where’s the money?
The absence of funding is now the only thing that will prevent the start of work on the new N4 road from Collooney to Castlebaldwin. The scheme, estimated to cost in the region of €100m, is listed as a ‘key investment priority’ in the government’s published Capital Investment Programme 2016-2022.…
Local councillor wants a better welcome for visitors on Sligo roads
A local councillor wants to see more work take place to make the roundabouts along the Collooney bypass more welcoming to motorists coming into Sligo. Sinn Fein’s Thomas Healy raised the issue at this month’s meeting of the county council. He says the roundabout at the junction of the N17…
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/Leitrim TD defends investment in N4 project
Work is expected to begin on the upgrade of the N4 in Sligo in 2019 despite calls for it to begin a year earlier. Transport Infrastructure Ireland have confirmed that work on the N4 between Castlebaldwin and Collooney is expected to start in 2019. In response to a parliamentary question…
Miniplans for north west areas available at local councils
Miniplans for different areas in the north west can be viewed through your local Council. In Sligo, a Sinn Fein Councillor is holding public meetings to inform people more about these plans which set out a vision for local areas and come under the wider county development plan. Councillor Thomas…