Calls made on Sligo County Council to carry out county wide survey into public lighting
There are calls for Sligo County Council to carry out a county wide mapping survey into public lighting. Fine Gael Councillor, Thomas Walsh, is making the request following discussions with a number of residents that are without safe, public lighting, in a number of communities. Councillor Walsh wants the local…
Funding allocated for Carricknagat Bridge
Safety and refurbishment works are needed at Carricknagat Bridge in Co. Sligo as it is an ‘extremely dangerous stretch’. That’s the view of Sligo Fine Gael Councillor Thomas Walsh after raising the issue on Monday at the monthly meeting of Sligo County Council. €20,000 has already been allocated for the…
Sligo County Council calling on Minister to manage overcrowding on Sligo to Dublin line
A delegation made up of Sligo Councillors have written to the Transport Minister with the hopes of meeting and discussing the ongoing issues of overcrowding on the Sligo/Dublin train line. There have been numerous reports of full carriages over the years, particularly on Fridays and Sundays, with a number of…
Sligo County Council to run environmental campaign
Sligo County Council are to run an environmental campaign to raise awareness about climate change. The campaign entitled Green Aware Sligo will run over the next number of weeks and will run throughout the months of September and into October. Ciarán Hayes is the Chief Executive of Sligo Council. He…
Bathing water samples to be taken at three Sligo beaches
Samples of the bathing water will be taken from three beaches in County Sligo today to determine if there is any risk to bathers. Warning notices were erected by Sligo County Council at Rosses Point, Enniscrone and Mullaghmore beaches over the weekend. They were to inform bathers that the water…
Sligo Co Co receives two applications to extend permission for major housing development
Sligo County Council has received two applications to extend the duration of planning permissions for a proposed major housing development on a site outside Sligo town. The site straddles the county council and old borough council boundary at Hazelwood. The 10-year extension of duration is being sought by a company…
Contracts signed for high-tech upgrade works to Sligo road
A contract has been signed for upgrade works to a high-tech roads project in Sligo involving what is being described as an ‘Intelligent Transportation System’. The deal between Sligo County Council and Fox Building and Engineering Ltd. includes improvements to the dual carriageway north of Hughes Bridge in Sligo Town…