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…
Calls for audit into public funded projects in Easkey
A Sligo councillor is calling on the county council to carry out an audit into all planning permissions of public-funded capital projects in the west Sligo village of Easkey. Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O Boyle put down the motion at yesterday’s December monthly meeting of the council.…
Easkey residents protest for 12th month in a row
For the 12th month protesters from Easkey were outside the offices of Sligo County Council as councillors arrived for their monthly meeting this morning. They are protesting over a number of issues in Easkey, including alleged pollution and issues concerning the local community council. Council CEO Ciaran Hayes has previously…
Funding allocated for coastal protection work in Sligo
Over 50,000 Euro is being allocated for coastal protection works in Co. Sligo. €46,800 of the funds, from the Office of Public Work’s ‘Minor Works’ programme, is going towards building a 200m long, 1m high, skirting wall along Mardyke Road in Cartron which will be part of a final…