Long-awaited makeover of Sligo’s main shopping street put off until next year
Sligo County Council says it would still like to start some work on O’Connell Street in Sligo town this year despite the enhancement work being delayed by a number of months. The Council confirmed yesterday that the long-awaited work which was set to start this summer has been postponed…
O’Connell Street improvement works expected to begin this year
It’s expected that improvement works on O’Connell Street in Sligo town will start in the second quarter of this year and continue for over 12 months. The project is currently being designed and the tender process to select a contractor has started. Senior Engineer with Sligo County Council Tom Brennan…
Change to Sligo’s casual trading bye-laws underway
Sligo County Council is updating its casual trading bye-laws. Casual trading is the selling of goods on the public road or in public areas — known as bays — throughout the county. The council will soon be seeking submissions from members of the public who may have opinions on casual…
Casserly: Money to made available for flood-prevention work at Sligo estate
A Sligo independent councillor is insisting that money will be made available in the coming weeks to deal with ongoing flooding problems in a Sligo town housing estate. The Woodlands estate in Ballytivnan was hit by flooding again in January. Residents have been calling for flood defences to be put…
€10.5m allocated for roads in Sligo
Sligo County Council will get an increase of almost 25% in its local roads grant for 2018. The total allocation for 2018 will be €10.5m. In 2017 the total allocation was €8.5m. Cllr Marie Casserly says the public will soon see an improvement in our roads with this increase in…
Council, insurers pay €1.4m in compensation claims in 20 months
Sligo County Council or its insurers paid out almost €1.4m in compensation claims during a period of 20 months to the end of August last year. About 100 claims resulted in payouts ranging from as high as €200,000 to as low as €44. More than 30 arose because of pot…
Special Report: Business and creche-owner react to this week’s boil water notice in south Sligo
Irish Water says that a boil water notice in South and West Sligo will last at least a fortnight. About 13,000 people and dozens of businesses across the county have been effected. Water used for drinking, preparing food that is not cooked, brushing teeth and making ice must be boiled.…