Sligo councillors calls on council to provide funding for portaloos
A Sligo councillor is calling for money to be provided in the council’s budget this November for portaloo toilet facilities next summer at beaches in the county. Councillor Marie Casserly says that the demand for such facilities was particularly noticeable during the recent spell of good weather. And with the…
Donegal areas to get pilot rural transport service
Donegal is among 19 counties where a new State-subsidised evening and nighttime bus service is to be introduced. It will be in Glencolmcille/Donegal Town, Burtonport, and Fanad and Carrigans in the Letterkenny area. The scheme has been announced by Transport Minister Shane Ross on a six-month trial basis from June…
Sligo councillor advises people to be on the lookout for workmen involved in scam
A North Sligo councillor is warning people in the area to be on the lookout for workmen that, she says, are involved in a scam. Independent Councillor Marie Casserly says the men are pretending to be working for ESB and request money from people before they cut trees. But she…
Work on sewerage plants about to start
Work is set to start in the next month on four new wastewater treatment plants for county Sligo. The groundworks for the upgrades of the Grange, Tubbercurry, Strandhill and Ballinafad plants have been carried out. The four plants are being upgraded as one bundle by Irish Water and are set…
Calls for boundary wall to prevent flooding at Sligo estate
Calls have been made on Sligo County Council to build a boundary wall at the Woodlands Estate in Ballytivnan. The estate has been hit by severe flooding on a number of occasions over the last number of years. In 2015 a number of homes where damaged of flooding, while in…
Residents of Sligo Town estate hit by flooding call on local Councillor to resign
Residents who live at the Woodlands Estate in Ballytivnan in Sligo Town have called on Independent Alliance Cllr Marie Cassely to resign. The estate has been hit by severe flooding on a number of occasions over the last number of years. At the March meeting of Sligo County Council Cllr…
Hidden cameras moving around Sligo to tackle illegal dumping
Hidden cameras are being moved around county Sligo to tackle illegal dumping. The County Council secured funding for five such cameras last year. Independent Councillor Marie Casserly says they can be moved from place to place with the aim of addressing issues at dumping blackspots. Just this week, there were…