Call to make funding a priority for greenway along N16 at Glenfarne
A North Leitrim councillor has called for the development of a greenway along the N16 at Glenfarne where road realignment works are taking place to be made a priority for funding. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott told this week’s meeting of Leitrim County Council that the greenway should be developed…
Calls for NTA to announce roads funding sooner
A Leitrim Councillor is calling for the allocation of local roads funding to be brought forward. Fianna Fail Councillor Paddy O’Rourke says the National Transport Authority should announce the funding to Councils before the end of each year in line with the Budgets. At the moment the NTA, formerly the…
Students want New Year plan for funding third-level education
Students in the North West are hoping the government will come up with a long-term plan for funding third-level institutions in the New Year. It follows a number of reports this year all highlighting the crisis facing third level institutions in dealing with increasing student numbers and a decrease in…
€1.5 million Arts funding for north west organisations
Arts in the northwest is to benefit from funding of more than 1.5 million euro in 2017. 11 groups and organisations in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will receive funding from the Arts Council for the development of arts. Sligo will receive over 670 thousand euro with The Model Arts Centre…
New extension welcomed at Coola Post Primary School
A school in county Sligo is welcoming the approval of a new extension which will mean they can reduce the number of prefabs pupils are currently being taught in. The Department of Education has approved four new specialist classrooms at Coola Post Primary School for a new home economics, science,…
Councillors & TD welcome news of funding for school safety
Sligo councillors and TD’s have welcomed the announcement of funding allocated to safety measures at schools in the north west. One and three quarter million euro has been allocated to Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim. Donegal will get a total of €879,000; Sligo €599,000 and Leitrim €275,000. €14,000 has been allocated…
Projects in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim benefit from CLAR funding
A total of about one and three-quarter million euro has been awarded to counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal in CLAR funding. Donegal will get a total of €879,000; Sligo €599,000 and Leitrim €275,000. Much of the money is going to road safety measures such as signage and lights near schools.…