Banking in a van on the side of a Ballymote street: ‘Far from Ideal’
Small and cramped is how the new Ulster Bank mobile banking van is being described in Ballymote. And while it’s better than nothing a local Councillor says it’s far from ideal. The ‘Ulster Bank on Wheels’ visits Ballymote twice a week now on a Monday and a Thursday. But it’s…
GAA President arriving in Sligo next week to launch Scór Programme
On Thursday next, the 26th of October, GAA President Aogan O’Fearghail will arrive at IT Sligo to launch the Sligo Scór Programme for the 2017/2018 season. The GAA Scór Programme was created in 1969 for people to come together at their local GAA clubs for fun activities and competitive games.…
Money for playgrounds in Ballymote, Ballinacarrow, Dromore West and Riverstown
Sligo Councillor Keith Henry has confirmed that funding to do upgrade works in four playgrounds has been secured and a tender for the works is to be completed. The four playgrounds; Ballymote, Ballinacarrow, Dromore West and Riverstown will share a fund of €19,400 for the works. The work is mainly…
New pilot hedge-cutting scheme for Leitrim
A new pilot roadside hedgecutting scheme is being introduced in County Leitrim. Under the scheme, landowers and farmers will get a grant of €50 per kilometre to cut hedges along roads, with priority being given to routes used by vehicles such as school buses. Applications for the scheme open today.…
NY link to Knock Airport could be worth €50m locally
The recent link up between Ireland West Knock Airport and an airport in New York could be worth over 50 million euro to the local economy. That’s according to the leas-Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council Keith Henry who attended the recent announcement of a strategic partnership link up between Knock…
Sligo councillor says people will not want to live in rural areas unless basic services are addressed
A Sligo councillor has warned that nobody will want to live or work in rural areas unless issues such as poor road surfaces are addressed. Fianna Fail Councillor Keith Henry has called on the Minister for Rural Affairs Michael Ring, to expand the scope of the CLÁR scheme so as…
Councillor calls for improvement to ambulance response times in South Sligo
A Sligo councillor is calling for improvements in ambulance response times to calls in the south of the county. Fianna Fail’s Keith Henry says having adequate ambulance bases in the area is important. Cllr Henry adds that the new primary care centre being built in Ballymote is intended as a…