Local Councils ‘prepared’ for freezing temperatures
Councils in the North West have confirmed they are prepared for freezing weather which is expected to hit the region over the next few days. Met Eireann have issued a status orange snow and ice warning with counties Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim expected to receive the worst of it as…
Sligo Council calls for Brexit minister to be appointed
Sinn Fein’s being accused of abandoning their voters in Northern Ireland when it comes to Brexit It looks like a snap election is on the cards for Stormont after Martin McGuinness resigned as Deputy First Minister yesterday. He’s citing the First Minister Arlene Foster’s handling of a controversial energy scheme…
Councils urge public to recycle their Christmas tree and unwanted gifts
Members of the public in the North West are being urged to recycle their Christmas Trees and unwanted gifts following the holiday period. That’s the message coming from local councils as people prepare to take down their Christmas decorations and dispose of Christmas trees and wreaths. There are 16 designated…
Councillor wants Ballisodare bridge renamed after 1916 rising participant
A Sligo Sinn Fein councillor has called for the bridge over the Owenmore River in Ballisodare to be named after a local 16-year old who took part in the 1916 Rising. Councillor Thomas Healy proposed at a meeting of the county council that the bridge be called the Martin Savage…
Responsibility for flooding relief at Ballisodare Bay lies with local landowners
Responsibility for alleviating flooding in Ballisodare Bay lies not with Sligo County Council but with local landowners, a meeting of the council has been told. The 330 acres of land effected, known as the Tanrigo entake, was reclaimed from the sea in the 1800s. The reclaimed land is below sea…
Increased safety needed on main road in Strandhill
There have been calls to increase safety on the main road in Strandhill village. Independent councillor Declan Bree raised the motion of a new footpath on the main Strandhill road at the December meeting of Sligo Municipal District. He said with the increase of pedestrian numbers in the area due…
€12 million in housing & roads funding for Sligo county council
Sligo County Council have received over 12 million euro in funding for housing and transport works to be started in 2017. The department of the environment have allocated just under 3 million euro for the building of 22 social houses at Fr. O’Flanagan terrace. The first housing contract in seven…