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Sligo County Council is being called on to investigate flooding that occurs during winter in the south Sligo town of Ballymote. The flooding is from a river that flows along regional road 293 and which goes through Ballymote town park. The river recently overflowed its banks, flooding homeowners and businesses.…

Members of the public will get an opportunity to see proposals to enhance the Wine Street Car Park area of Sligo Town this (Thursday) evening.   Plans include enhanced retail space, a multi-storey car park and a new public space.   Planners from the county council, together with designers of…

A Sligo county councillor is insisting that councillors have taken the right decision in agreeing to hold a special meeting to discuss the County Development Plan, despite it now costing about €5,000 to hold such a meeting because of Covid-19 restrictions and rules. Full council meetings can no longer be…

The chief executive of Sligo County Council is stepping down from his position at the end of this year. Ciaran Hayes confirmed the news this morning to councillors when they gathered for their October monthly meeting in The Sligo Park Hotel. He is to take up a fellowship at Harvard…

A Sligo Councillor is calling on the local authority to reduce the local property tax by 15 %   Sligo Strandhill Fianna Fail Councillor Tom MacSharry will propose the reduction at the September meeting of Sligo County Council.   The move if successful would bring the rate of tax back…

Calls were made at this week’s meeting of Ballymote Tubbercurry Municipal District of Sligo County Council for a feasibility study to be carried out into the future development of Enniscrone Pier.   The calls were made by independent Councillor Joe Queenan.   Cllr Quennan also submitted a separate motion calling…

The newly-elected Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council wants to see the newly-formed coalition government put its full support behind the SME and tourism sectors in the north west. Fine Gael Councillor Dara Mulvey takes up the chain of office after being elected ahead of Independent Declan Bree by eleven votes…