Sligo Councillor hopeful rural areas will be included in Local Hackney scheme
A Sligo Councillor is hopeful rural areas in county Sligo will be included in the Local Hackney Pilot Scheme. The scheme is a grant-aided pilot programme that aims to assist in the provision of part-time local hackney services in designated rural areas which cannot support a full time taxi or…
Sligo Councillors predict a riot in Easkey
There’s a warning that there will be “a riot” in Easkey unless a proper traffic management plan is put in place for upcoming works. The project involves a road closure in the area, meaning heavy good vehicles may be diverted through the village. The work is scheduled to last three…
Local TD calls for assurances to be provided on day care centres
A Sligo-Leitrim TD is seeking assurances that day centres in Sligo and Leitrim will be operational in 2023. Deputy Marian Harkins says she expects that Cliffoney Day Centre will be operational in early 2023. Alternative locations in Leitrim are being sought to St.Patrick’s Community Hospital in Carrick-On-Shannon and…
Uncertain future for Enniscrone and Easkey day care centres
A West Sligo Councillor is calling for the reopening of the day care centres situated in Enniscrone and Easkey. The Centres which would cater for approximately 60 users have been closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Before Covid users of the facilities would be transported to their…
Sligo Gardaí seek information in relation to burglaries
Sligo Gardaí are seeking information from the public in relation to burglaries and suspicious car activity. People are asked to report any sightings of a silver/grey Ford Focus or a silver VW Golf in the Easkey, Enniscrone, Ballisodare or Coolaney areas. Any suspicious activity should be reported to Sligo Garda…
Calls for funding to upgrade Easkey sewage system
A Sligo Councillor will call on the county council at a meeting later this morning to again ask Irish Water to provide emergency funding for a full upgrade of the Easkey sewage system. Independent Councillor Michael Clarke is also seeking an extension of the scheme to include 27 houses in…
Upgrade may be on way for Easkey treatment plant
A stormwater upgrade may be on the way for the wastewater treatment plant in Easkey, in west Sligo. The news comes in reply from Irish Water to a query from Sligo Independent Councillor Marie Casserly about an alleged recent pollution incident on the Easkey River. In response, Irish Water said…