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…
Councillor reiterates calls for Easkey sewerage system upgrade
Sligo Councillor, Michael Clarke has reiterated his calls for an upgrade to the Easkey sewerage system. The Independent Councillor is also requesting the system be extended to include 27 houses in the Fortland area. He first raised the issue in a motion with Sligo County Council in July 2010 seeking…
Sligo family lose appeal over conditions in mandatory quarantine
A Sligo family of five has lost their appeal over the conditions of their rooms during mandatory quarantine. Michelle O’Dowd has returned to Ireland from Australia, with her family, to work as a nurse. The family, who are originally from Easkey, are required to stay in hotel quarantine at the…