Blockages to be removed from Owenmore River
Work has commenced in removing blockages along the Owenmore River. The project has been funded by a recent allocation of 50,000 from the Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Kevin Boxer Moran. It’s expected that the current work which is being carried out on…
Section of R294, Boyle/Gurteen, closed due to truck going off the road
A section of the R294, Boyle to Gurteen road, is closed due to an incident. The route between Cloonloo and Gurteen is closed due to an articulated truck going off the road yesterday evening. The incident occurred at around 4.30pm, no one was injured. Diversions are in place for motorists…
Road closed from Gurteen to Ballymote
Motorists in Sligo are being advised by Gardai that there is no through road from Gurteen to Ballymote this morning. The road is closed as Gardai attempt to clear a large truck which has gone off the road. The truck overturned three miles outside of Ballymote on the…
New owner for Gurteen businesses
The Irish company formerly known as Largo Foods has acquired the fish factory businesses in Gurteen Co. Sligo from the 2 Sisters Food Group. The acquisition of the frozen vegetables and frozen fish manufacturers will support more than 100 jobs at the manufacturing plant in the south Sligo village. The…
Sadness in Gurteen as post office closes for last time
A large crowd gathered in Gurteen yesterday evening for the closure of the post office in the village. The plan to close the post office had been met with fierce resistance from the community, which had a strong local campaign to retain the service. However despite this campaign, at close…
Gurteen Post Office Campaign Group issue Valentine’s post card
A group campaigning to save their local post office in South Sligo has issued post cards to coincide with Valentine’s Day in an effort to highlight their campaign. An Post announced Gurteen Post Office will close at the end of the month. Local people say they were given false hope…
Telesis machine in Gurteen today
The property marking machine is in Gurteen today. The Telesis machine marks people properties with their Eir code so it can be identified in the case of theft. Today it’s in Gurteen Community Hall Car Park from 11am to 3pm where members of the public can bring their equipment to…