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A Sligo Leitrim TD has said she cannot understand why part of Sligo town has consistently been excluded from a local bus route.   Independent TD Marian Harkin says she has raised the issue with Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, but has not received sufficient explanation regarding the omission of…

A Sligo Councillor says a large area of Sligo town that once had a regular bus service no longer has such a service. Fianna Fail Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady says people in the Maugheraboy, Ballydoogan, Tracey Avenue, Larkhill and Rosehill areas don’t have access to a regular bus service, despite a…

A local councillor is calling for a traffic management plan to be part of a 62-unit housing scheme in Sligo town. Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says he welcomes the new housing units to be built in the Maugheraboy area but he raised concerns about traffic management at the entrance…

Gardaí in Sligo are asking business people in the area to report any suspicious transactions involving €500 notes. It follows a burglary that occurred on Tuesday at a house in the Maugheraboy area of the town. The burglary on Tuesday involved a break-in to the home of an elderly couple.…

Two people attempted to rob a post office in Sligo town this afternoon. It’s understood that beforehand, they tried to rob two people outside the post office. The incident happened in Maugheraboy, near the Showgrounds. Barry Whyte has this report from the scene in Maugheraboy: Barry also spoke to local…

Power has been restored to the Maugheraboy, Oakfield and parts of the Strandhill area of County Sligo following a major power outage yesterday evening. Almost 700 customers were hit by the blackout just after 8 o’clock. In the busy Maugherboy area, street and traffic lights went off, as well as…

More than 300 residents in an area of Sligo town are concerned about the traffic situation in the vicinity of a junction at their local post office. Local Sinn Fein Councillor Chris MacManus says those living in the Maugheraboy, Lynndale and Ard-na-Veigh areas have to deal with a number of…