Clarke and Taylor re-elected in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
Independent Michael Clarke and Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor have both been re-elected to Sligo County Council after the sixth count in the Ballymote-Tubbercurry electoral area. The two candidate’s elections follow the distribution of Jennifer Van Aswegan 830 votes which put them over the quota of 2021. Clarke topped the poll…
Paul Taylor set to top the poll in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
The picture is becoming clearer in Ballymote-Tubbercurry following the first count at The Sligo Park Hotel. Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor, who topped the poll in 2019 looks set to do the same again after recording 1,924 in the first count this time around. He is within touching distance of the…
Homeowners in Sligo impacted by pyrite encouraged to attend protest
A Sligo Councillor is urging those impacted by pyrite to ‘make their voices heard’ at a protest in Dublin on Friday organised by mica campaigners. Independent Ballymote/Tubbercurry Councillor, Michael Clarke, claims there are 384 homes impacted by pyrite in Co. Sligo according to latest estimates. The mica protest calling for…
Councillors want more outdoor workers, planning staff
Sligo councillors are to seek departmental approval to recruit more outdoor staff, which now number about a quarter of what they were 10 years ago. Councillors also want approval for additional staff for the council’s planning section as a matter of urgency. The motions were put down at this month’s…
Calls for funding to upgrade Easkey sewage system
A Sligo Councillor will call on the county council at a meeting later this morning to again ask Irish Water to provide emergency funding for a full upgrade of the Easkey sewage system. Independent Councillor Michael Clarke is also seeking an extension of the scheme to include 27 houses in…
Councillor reiterates calls for Easkey sewerage system upgrade
Sligo Councillor, Michael Clarke has reiterated his calls for an upgrade to the Easkey sewerage system. The Independent Councillor is also requesting the system be extended to include 27 houses in the Fortland area. He first raised the issue in a motion with Sligo County Council in July 2010 seeking…
Sligo councillor says house adaption grant money already allocated
The government has announced an allocation of almost €74m for housing adaptation grants. However, a Sligo councillor says that in some cases, councils have already allocated the money. Housing adaptation grants are used to help older people and those with disabilities living in private houses, and in situations such when…