Road closures and diversions on N17 for pope’s visit to Knock
An Garda Siochana has announced details of its traffic plan for the visit of Pope Francis to Knock. The pontiff will be arriving on the morning of Sunday, August 26th, at Ireland West Airport, from where he will travel to the Marian Shrine. Most of the traffic management plan concerns…
Traffic down to one lane in parts of Sligo today
Sligo County Council is warning that traffic will be down to one lane at various points along to the N4 between Collooney and Castlebaldwin today. Works are taking place from the N4/N17 Toberbride roundabout to approximately 1km south of Castlebaldwin Village. They are expected to be ongoing until Monday the…
Sligo County Council hopes work can resume on N17
There is hope that work to upgrade the N17 could get the go-ahead in the coming years again after the plans were axed in the recession. Plans for the bypass of Tubbercurry and the upgrade of the road between Collooney and Tubbercurry were at an advanced stage a few years…
Warning of slippery conditions on N17 road
Gardai in the Ballymote area of County Sligo are warning of slippery conditions on the N17 Collooney to Tubbercurry road. There have been a number of accidents on the road this morning. A car which went off the road near Achonry will be removed soon and motorists are asked to…
Crash on N17 this evening
The fire brigade are attending the scene of a single car collision on the N17 The incident happened within the last hour and no one was seriously injured in the incident. The road remains open this evening Gardai advise motorists to drive carefully
UPDATE: Road gritted: Oil/Diesel spill on N17, Tubbercurry to Collooney Roundabout
There is an oil/diesel spill on the N17 from Tubbercurry to the Collooney Roundabout. Gardai have informed OceanFM that the spill is on the entire stretch from Tubbercurry to the Roundabout. The road is now gritted thanks to Sligo County Council. Gardai are asking motorists to be very careful if travelling…
Sligo County Council treats oil spill
Sligo County Council says its staff has now treated an oil spill on the R292 road from Ballydrehid Bridge, just off the N4 exit for Ballisodare, going through Kilmacowen toward Culleenamore, Strandhill. Gardai in Sligo had issued a warning to motorists to drive carefully on the road. There had also…