Cllr Healy: Fix Mountain Foot Road while the Long Stretch remains prone to flooding
A Sligo councillor is calling for work to be done on the Mountain Foot Road which is regularly used by motorists when the Long Stretch is flooded. The Long Stretch is the main route for many motorists from the Dromahair and Ballintogher areas to Carraroe, on the outskirts of Sligo…
Call for reopening of Dochas mental health service in Sligo
A Sligo councillor is calling for clarity on when a mental health centre will reopen in the county. The centre at Dóchas Clubhouse has been closed since March due to Covid-19. Sinn Fein Sligo Councillor Thomas Healy has written to the HSE asking for funding to enhance safety measures and…
Councillor says maintenance of manhole covers is an issue in number of areas
A Sligo councillor says there’s an issue with the maintenance and repair of manhole covers in various estates throughout the north west. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says it should be a simple and routine matter to maintain manhole covers but he claims the telecommunications company Eir is failing to…
Problems with parking at Benbulben Forest Walks
There are calls for the government to provide funding for more parking space at one of County Sligo’s leading scenic and tourist destination It’s at the Benbulben Forest Walks at Gortarowey, beneath the iconic prow of Benbulben Mountain in north Sligo. The lack of parking space has resulted in cars…
Need for extensive reform of childcare sector
A Sligo councillor says there is a need for reform of the whole childcare sector to make it fair for parents, staff and providers. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says says childcare workers are often on minimum wage. He was speaking as efforts continue to find a new service provider…
‘Dozens’ of families in Sligo unable to get seats for their children on school buses
With the new school year underway, it’s been claimed that dozens of families cannot get a seat for their children on school buses. Sligo Councillor Thomas Healy says he has received calls about the problem from parents who have children attending Summerhill and the Ursuline colleges in Sligo town, St…
Sligo councillors add to calls for Ulster Bank in Ballymote to remain open
A Sligo councillor is to bring a motion before the county council in two weeks time calling on the Minister for Finance to ensure the Bank of Ireland branch in the town of Ballymote in South Sligo provides a five-day service. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy is making the call…