Sligo cryptosporidium outbreak could have been avoided
Irish Water says it hopes to be able to resubmit a planning application for a new treatment plant at Lough Talt within the next two months. The provision of a new plant is a key requirement for the scheme that supplies water to people throughout a large area of south…
Sligo approves ambitious new tourism plan
Sligo County Council this morning approved an ambitious tourism strategy for the next six years. The strategy aims to have Sligo among the top 10 performing counties in the country by 2023, earning €149m in revenue and attracting 548,000 visitors per annum. The tourism strategy approved by the council this…
Work to start on a more ‘pedestrian-friendly’ O’Connell Street
Sligo County Council is now seeking a contractor to give O’Connell Street in the town a ‘make-over’. The long-awaited work was put off until the pipe-laying work by Irish Water was finished. The Council expects to have a contractor in place by this summer to start work to improve the…
Sligo County Council had the highest sick leave rate in 2016
Sligo County Council had the highest certified sick leave rate in 2016. The figure is just a snapshot of how Local Authorities are performing and the details are published in the National Oversight and Audit Commission report today. Sligo’s sick rate was over 5% and the lowest rate of…
Regional Climate Action Office launched in Sligo
Sligo will be one of the Local Authority Regional Climate Action Offices being launch by the Communications Minister Denis Naughten in the County offices this morning. CEO of the Council Ciaran Hayes has been working closely with the Department to set up the initiative which is one of four such…
Solution needed on Connaughton road carpark impasse
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council says a solution has to be found to the Connaughton road issue. The Council has confirmed that at least €7000 has already been spent on replacing a barrier at the carpark which has been removed illegally for the third time this week. Meanwhile, the…
No major damage but Councils on alert for two more high tides
As Storm Eleanor makes her exit, there are fears of more local flooding in the region this afternoon and evening, particularly in coastal areas. This is because of an expected combination of strong winds and high sea swells between 4pm and 7pm. Sligo County Council says national and regional…