Sod officially turned on new N4 stretch by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister Shane Ross
The sod has officially been turned on the new stretch of road on the N4 by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Around 120million euro is to be spent on the stretch between Collooney and Castlebaldwin is expected to completed in the next 2 and half years. It’s a bitter sweet day…
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister Shane Ross to turn the sod on two major Sligo projects today
Today is sod-turning day to mark the official start of work on two, massive, long-awaited road projects in Sligo. A top council official says today’s events involving the Taoiseach and Transport Minster is the culmination of work by many people and groups over the years. Leo Varadkar and Shane Ross…
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…
Minister insists boat owners not allowed bring people onto Inishmurray Island
The Transport Minister has said that Sligo boat owners will not be allowed onto Inishmurray until there are proper landing facilities. The island off County Sligo is famous for having one of Ireland’s best-preserved early monastic sites. Last month the Marine Survey Office (MSO) attached to the Department has warned…
Transport Minister says major investment planned for infrastructure in the North West
Ministers have arrived at IT Sligo and the Cabinet meeting to sign off on the new plan is now underway. The document known as Ireland 2040 will outline a vision to our health, housing education, transport and all of the different sectors in the next 20 years. Ministers Shane Ross,…
Donegal roads money ‘falls short of what’s needed’, says Pat the Cope
A Donegal TD says the roads allocation to the county announced yesterday ‘falls far short’ of expectations and needs. Transport Minister Shane Ross has confirmed grants of €33m for regional and county roads in Donegal this year. However, Fianna Fail Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher claims about €10m of that…
Minister Ross approves funding for roads and bridges in Sligo, Donegal
The Minister for Transport has approved funding for the Western Distributor Road in Sligo and Fintra Bridge in Donegal. They are part of the Regional and Local Grant allocations announced by Shane Ross today. There have been calls for many years now for work to be done on Fintra Bridge…