Sligo County Council to set up pyrite committee
Sligo County Council is to set up a committee to deal with the issue of pyrite in homes in the county. It’s similar to a move in Donegal and Mayo where Mica and pyrite committees, involving the local authority, are already in place. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy, who proposed…
Council calls for upgraded farm lab facilities in Sligo
Sligo county councillors have agreed to call on Agriculture Minister and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue to commit to building a new regional veterinary laboratory in Sligo. They also want a timeframe for when this will happen. The call was the result of a motion from Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy…
€300,000 for footpath along old N4 between Collooney and Ballisodare
€300,000 has been allocated under the active travel scheme to complete work on a footpath between the Sligo towns of Collooney and Ballisodare along the old N4 road. The scheme aims to encourage people to go walking and cycling. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says it’s important to encourage…
Climate Action Bill shows need for Western Rail Corridor, with greenway alongside
A Sligo councillor says the recently-published Climate Action Bill highlights even more the need for a Western Rail Corridor from Collooney to Claremorris, with links to Galway and Limerick. The Climate Action Bill aims to halve carbon emissions by 2030. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says a Western Rail Corridor…
Call to set up Kilross graveyard committee
A Sligo councillor says a restoration and maintenance project that was carried out in a graveyard in Ballisodare could be repeated in another burial ground at Kilross. The historic graveyard is located alongside the R290 road, opposite Kilross National School, between Ballygawley and Ballintogher. Cllr Thomas Healy says a very…
Fears towns will lose business because of BoI closures
There are fears that towns in which Bank of Ireland branches are closing will lose business to other towns. The branches to be shut include Drumshanbo and Manorhamilton in Leitrim, and Bundoran in Donegal. Sligo Fine Gael Councillor Gerard Mullaney says it’s a particular blow to the south Sligo area…
Concern over safety at new crossing in Ballygawley
It’s been claimed that the recently installed pedestrian crossing opposite the Community Park in Ballygawley in County Sligo is putting motorists and pedestrians at risk. The concerns have been raised by local Sinn Féin Councillor Thomas Healy who says neither the two new public lights nor the crossing’s own two…