Drumcliffe Primary Care centre is now open
The new Drumcliffe Primary Care centre is fully operational today. The centre has been operational for a number of HSE services since July, however the Drumcliffe GP Family Practice are also moving to the centre and will be operating from there today. Other services in the centre include Physiotherapy, and…
Proposed Yeats centre should be in Drumcliffe councillors say
Councillors in the north Sligo area are insisting that a proposed Yeats Interpretative Centre be located in Drumcliffe rather than in Sligo town. They point out that the Nobel Prize-winning poet is buried in Drumcliffe, which they say is in the heart of the Yeats country which inspired and featured…
All but one Local Electoral Area above national 14 day rate
All but one local electoral area in the region has a 14 day incidence rate higher than the national rate of 373. In Manorhamilton Co. Leitrim, as of Monday, it was 397.4, while South Donegal had a rate of 694.5. In the Sligo/Drumcliffe Local Electoral Area, the figure is 362.1,…
Calls for permanent toilet facilities to be built at Drumcliffe Cemetery
The installation of a portaloo at Drumcliffe Cemetery car park has been welcomed by a local Councillor however he is calling for a permanent structure to be built. Sinn Fein Councillor, Thomas Healy says the burial ground is a major tourist attraction in the area housing the remains of WB…
Road improvements on R290 move to design stage
The proposed footpath and safety works from CastleDargan Resort to Ballygawley Village has moved to the design stage. Residents have been campaigning since 2017 and signed a petition in December 2018 calling for safety and improvement works to be carried out. The government’s recently announced the Active Travel Scheme with…
Contract approved for primary care centre in Grange; Work on Drumcliffe site underway
The contract has been awarded for the construction of a second primary care centre in north Sligo. Preparatory work has already started on the site of the new centre in Drumcliffe while the contract has now been approved for the new centre in Grange. Both centres will provide a range…
Local Councillor calls for safety improvements around Kilross National School
Safety concerns in relation to Kilross National School were raised at this week’s meeting of the Sligo Drumcliff MD of the local authority. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy has called for the upgrading of signage and traffic safety measures to be implemented at the school. He says the School is…