Sligo council to hold special meeting to hear from those who want to be president
Sligo County Council is to hold a special meeting to hear from those who want to be president. The support of four local authorities or 20 Oireachtas members is necessary to get a nomination to be on the ballot paper. Yesterday, a number of aspiring candidates addressed Leitrim County Council.…
Sligo County Council has no idea what thousands of people are doing with their rubbish
Sligo County Council has no idea what thousands of households in the county are doing with their waste. Out of 25,000 occupied households in Co Sligo, the council has an accountability of just 16,000. Meaning there are 9,000 households in the county unregistered with a waste collector. Siobhan Gillen is…
Councils continue to battle melting tar
Councils in the region are continuing to battle reports of melting tar. Motorists are again advised that high temperatures have affected road conditions in some areas. On Tuesday Sligo County Council roads staff treated a local road in Ballisodare where the road surface temperatures had exceeded 44 degrees. Difficulties were…
Illegal burning of household waste on ‘Bonfire Night’ completely ‘unacceptable’
The Authorities are reminding people that burning rubbish and tyres is illegal. Sligo County Council has made the warning ahead of “Bonfire Night” this weekend. It falls on the 23rd of June each year but has become a busy night for the Fire Services as people amass dangerous and illegal…
Councillors to oppose plans for south Sligo to lose a Council seat
Councillors in south and west Sligo say they will oppose plans to reduce the number of seats in their area for future local elections. It follows the new local electoral boundary commission report out last week. It proposes to reduce the number of Councillors in Ballymote Tubbercurry from 8 members…
New Chairperson of Sligo County Council says tourism key to attracting jobs to rural areas
The new Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council says improving tourism is the only way to attract jods to rural areas. East Sligo Councillor Martin Baker took up the new role yesterday afternoon. He says he welcomes recent jobs announcements for Sligo. But he hopes more jobs can be created in…
Delays on the N15 at Rathcormac to last 10 weeks
Sligo Gardai are warning of roadworks causing delays on the main N15 between Rathcormac and Teesan. Motorists are warned of delays in the area. It’s part of a 10 week work programme by the Council to resurface 2.5km along that route. Temporary traffic lights are in place and Sligo County…