New hopes that St. Marys College will remain open
Campaigners to keep a Co. Sligo Secondary School open say the Minister for Education is committed to keeping it open. The trustees of St. Mary’s College in Ballisodare – The Catholic Education Irish Schools Trusts or CESIT – have decided to close the school in three years time. A delegation…
Cleanups taking place in North Sligo tomorrow
A number of clean ups are taking place in Co. Sligo tomorrow. Happening annually for the last 8 years, communities have been keeping Grange Village and Streedagh beach clean for locals and visitors. It’s taking place between 2pm and 4.30pm with volunteers meeting at Grange playground. Independent Councillor Marie Casserly…
Whale washed up on north Sligo beach examined and buried
The whale washed up on a beach in north Sligo has been buried. An Irish conservation group carried out an examination today of the 12 metre long sperm whale found on Streedagh Strand before it was buried there this afternoon. It’s the third whale to have been found on Irish…
Information meeting on ‘invasive species’ to take place in Grange
An information event for farmers, gardeners and those with an interest in horticulture will take place on what’s described as ‘invasive species’ in Grange next Friday. An invasive species of plant is one that is not native to the area and that has a tendency to spread to a degree…
Calls made for new landing facilities at Inishmurray Island
A Sligo councillor says the ongoing issue of access to Inishmurray Island off the coast of North Sligo is ‘being turned into a political football.’ Independent Alliance Councillor Marie Casserly was speaking at this week’s meeting of councillors from Sligo Municipal District after she came under pressure to arrange a…
Sligo Councillor calls for legislation to deal with unregistered scrap metal dealers
A north Sligo Councillor is calling for legislation to deal with scrap metal dealers who are not registered with local authorities. It follows the recent theft of the Yeats-related ‘crouched figure’ statue from Drumcliffe, in north Sligo. Sligo County Council Director of Services Tom Kilfeather says there is sufficient legislation…
Co. Sligo receives just over €37m for road funding in the new year
Road funding of just over over €37m has been allocated for the new year in County Sligo. The announcement was made today by Transport Infrastructure Ireland. The largest amount is going towards the works on the N4 between Collooney and Castlebaldwin with almost 24m going towards it. Speaking to OceanFM…