ESB works to restore power to 2000 properties in the region
Councils in the region are dealing with the aftermath of Storm Eleanor which brought alot of damage to the region overnight with trees down and flooding following heavy winds. A spokesperson for the ESB has confirmed that around 2000 homes are still without power in Sligo alone with the west…
Coastal Flood Alert Warning: Sligo Co Co warns high tide and storm surge will bring dangerous conditions
Sligo County Council is warning of severe coastal flooding from tomorrow morning. The Council says that the combination of a very high tide, a storm surge combined with onshore winds are all forecast to happen at the same time. Some roads such as the Mardyke and Quay Street carpark in…
Residents in Forthill fear they will have no internet or phone this Christmas
Residents in Forthill in Sligo Town fear that they’ll be left with no internet or phone line over Christmas. Up to 15 houses in St Edwards Terrace have had no coverage since Monday. Sligo County Council said in a statement yesterday that “Damage was caused to service cables during works…
Council says lack of staff impacting environmental enforcement
Sligo County Council says staffing and resource issues have led to reduced enforcement of environmental standards The Council has been criticised in a new EPA report for failing in a number of areas of environmental enforcement between 2014 and last year. These include in air quality, waste and wastewater treatment…
Council examines implications of High Court case
Sligo County Council says it is examining the implications of a High Court decision for the maintenance of its local authority houses. It comes after the court decided to award €105,000 to a man who slipped on the front porch of his local authority house in Sligo. Thomas Keegan, of…
Sligo council looking at new model for entrepreneurs’ building space
Sligo County Council has confirmed that it is looking at another type of model similar to the building block model currently in place at a new building in Sligo town. The Council along with the IT and the IDA were to enter a partnership which would allow entrepreneurs come together…
Heated exchange at Sligo County Council over long-running financial issues
A war of words broke out at Sligo County Council yesterday once again over the Council’s finances. The Council CEO Ciaran Hayes is trying to have three quarters of a million euro he claims is promised to the Council recouped from the Department in an effort to reduce the Council’s…