Local Councillor calls greater allocation of crossing wardens for Sligo
A Sligo Councillor is calling for an end to what he has termed rural discrimination when it comes to school crossing wardens in county Sligo. Fianna Fáil councillor Donal Gilroy believes that a review is needed on the current policy, so that children living in rural areas can avail…
Rural Ireland the theme of MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher
The situation for rural Ireland is not improving. That was the theme of one of the speakers at the Sean MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher over the weekend. The future of Rural Ireland was the theme of the Summer School. George O’Malley from Mayo is from a farming background. He…
Transport service to bring people to and from rural pubs
Minister for Transport Shane Ross will announce 50 ‘drink link’ bus routes across the country later this week. The service will bring people to and from their local pubs in a bid to combat rural isolation and connect communities. The new routes will be in operation in 19 counties and…
Donegal is one of 15 counties for planned late night bus service
A late night rural bus service is being planned for 15 counties with Donegal being one of them. The proposed extended service will be on existing routes while it is being piloted, and is under active consideration by the Transport Minister. Fine Gael has developed the plan with Local Link…
‘Community car’ idea for rural areas
A new west of Ireland volunteer group wants a ‘Community Car’ to be set up in rural areas in an effort to stop people drinking and driving. It’s one of a number of proposals to be made at the Ireland’s Volunteer and Designated Drivers Association national conference in Roscommon today.…
Uncertainty over Tubbercurry school bus service example of ‘another blow to a rural area’
Parents in a south Sligo community say uncertainty over a school bus service in their area is yet another example of how rural Ireland is being treated. About 50 people gathered in Bunninadden Community Centre last night to air their concerns over the future of the Bus Eireann school service…
Drugs now a problem everywhere, including rural areas
Drugs are a problem in all parts of Sligo and Leitrim not just in urban areas. That’s according to the head of the Sligo Leitrim Divisional Drugs Unit who says it’s now a nationwide problem and can no longer be linked uniquely to towns and cities. Speaking to Ocean FM…