Cllr Queenan: Culleens, Gleneaskey property owners should ‘not have to pay’ for fire services
Calls have been made on the local authority in Sligo to withdraw requests for payment for fire-fighting services which occurred after the fire brigade were called to deal with major gorse and forestry fires in the Culleens and Gleneaskey areas of County Sligo last May. Approximately 16 property are…
Same section of N59 down to one lane again
The same section of the N59 route is down to one lane again following a the forest fire in the area reigniting. A crew from Sligo Fire Service is currently at the scene which is by Culleens. The fire initially broke out last Wednesday leading to a large buildup of…
Man who died in West Sligo tractor accident named
The man who died in a single-vehicle tractor accident in West Sligo at the weekend has been named locally as Robert Kilgannon, Townaghmore, Culleens. The late Mr Kilgannon was killed in the accident on a cul-de-sac near his home on Saturday afternoon. He was in his late 70s.
Tragedy hits two north west communities
Two communities in the region are coming to terms with weekend tragedies. The bodies of two men were recovered from the water off the coast of Donegal while an elderly man lost his life in a tractor accident in West Sligo. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of…