Call for new daily bus service from Cloonacool to Sligo, via Coolaney
There’s calls for a new daily bus service to Sligo town from the south of the county. Fine Gael Councillor and election candidate Dara Mulvey wants a new Local Link bus service to go from Cloonacool, through Coolaney and into Sligo Town, and return every day. He says there’s a…
Councillor wants it made easier for people returning from US to get driving licences here
Sligo County Council is calling on the Transport Minister and the Road Safety Authority to make it easier for people returning from the U.S. to get driving licences here. Fine Gael Councillor Dara Mulvey says people coming home from America are allowed to drive for 12 months but then have…
Fine Gael local election candidates for Sligo announced
Former Minister and TD, John Perry, has failed in his bid to get a Fine Gael nomination to stand as a candidate in this year’s local elections in County Sligo. Mr Perry lost out at a packed Ballymote-Tubbercurry area convention at the Castledargan Hotel last night, when delegates chose four…
Councillor wants post box along N17 at Achonry fixed
A South Sligo councillor says a post box that has been knocked down along the N17 is causing inconvenience for many people, particularly at this busy time of the year when a lot of letters are being posted. The box is located at the Aurivo store at Achonry. Fine Gael…
€1.6m allocated towards construction of 8 houses for elderly people in Ballymote
Funding of over €1.6m has been allocated towards the construction of 8 new houses at an estate in Ballymote in Co Sligo. Local Fine Gael Cllr Dara Mulvey has welcomed the allocation for Cuan Íosa which he says will increase accommodation for elderly residents. It is an estate that allows…
Clubs and organisations urged to prepare applications now for Sports Capital Grant
A Sligo councillor is urging sports clubs and organisations to prepare now for their Sports Capital Programme applications. Clubs and organisations can apply each year for funding from the government under the programme but not everyone who applies will receive it. Fine Gael councillor Dara Mulvey is urging people to…
Sligo Councillor calls on HSE to repair damage done to road
There are calls for the HSE to ensure damage caused to a road leading to a community park in Ballymote is fixed. It follows the work done on the new Health centre in the south Sligo town which opened in the last few weeks. Fine Gael Councillor in the area…