Planning permission approved for major IT Sligo developments
Planning permission has been approved for two major developments at IT Sligo. The project will include a complete rebuild of J Block, which will turn the single floor 1970’s building into a modern four storey complex. The project is part-funded through Project Ireland 2040 and will help support additional new…
More certainty needed over AstraZeneca deliveries
The timetable for vaccinating 700,000 people by March is in doubt. There is likely to be an under delivery of doses from AstraZeneca, however, Sligo/Leitrim TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Frank Feighan, says other vaccines will hopefully be approved in the coming weeks. The EU…
Funding announced for Rosses Point
A funding allocation of over 120,000 euro has been announced this morning for Rosses Point to be used for Coastal Protection. The funding was announced by Minister for the office of Public Works Patrick o Donovan TD and will be used to protect the public path in the village.…
Local TD says the country does not need Vaccine Minister
A Sligo Leitrim TD has said that the country does not need a Minister with special responsibility for overseeing the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine. Calls were made for such a role to be created giving the importance of the roll out of the vaccine in the battle against…
Working from home to become a permanent option
A local TD says the governments National Remote Work Strategy will allow workers the option of working from home permanently. Workers are already allowed to request remote working but new legislation, planned to be introduced in September, will require employers to give a good reason for refusing. Minister of state…
Clear pathway for Sligo Airport funding
There is now a clear pathway for the required funding to be provided for capital investment works at Sligo Airport in order to support the continuation of the Search and Rescue service from the Strandhill base That’s according to the Minister for state at the Department of Health and Sligo…
New Garda coastal operation launched in Sligo today
A new Garda plan aimed at monitoring criminal activity along the North West coast was launched in Rosses Point earlier this afternoon. Operation Dualgas aims to target such criminal activity on our waterways and along the coast by working with communities to gather evidence, analyse the data, and act on…