Sligo council calls for reinstatement of respite service
A Sligo mother whose son now is forced to travel to Monaghan for respite care says the lack of such services in the North West is a disgrace. Helen Hamilton’s son Niall was availing of respite care in the Solas centre in Ballytivnan. But respite is no longer available for…
Mother of the McGinley families in Connaughton road car park speaks out
The mother of the McGinley families living in the Connaughton Road Car Park in Sligo now says she would not accept any accommodation that Sligo County Council might offer her. Mrs Matilda McGinley was speaking exclusively to Ocean FM News in her caravan in the Connaughton Road Car Park this…
Sligo Councillors call for more bus shelters to be installed
A Sligo councillor has called on Bus Eireann to ‘show a bit of respect’ for its passengers and ‘the paying public’ by providing shelters in a number of areas. Independent Councillor Margaret Gormley says that without its passengers, the bus company would not be in business at all. Cllr Gormley…
Sligo council says it’s doing its best to find a just solution to car park Traveller issue
A Sligo county council official says he does not see the long-running issue over a Traveller family living in a public car park in Sligo town as having now developed into a legal dispute between the sides. That’s despite the fact there are now legal representatives acting for both the…
Property tax to remain the same in Sligo
Sligo county councillors have agreed today NOT to make any change to the local property tax for the coming year. There had been a proposal to reduce the tax by 15% but this was defeated when councillors voted by 9 to 4 against it. Councillors heard such a proposal would…
Sligo Councillors pay tributes to the late editor of the Sligo Champion
Tributes have been paid at today’s meeting of Sligo County Council to the late Seamus Finn, former editor of The Sligo Champion. On the proposal of Cathaoirleach Seamus Kilgannon, the meeting was adjourned for 15 minutes as a mark of respect to Mr Finn. In 2011, he was appointed a…
New pilot hedge-cutting scheme for Leitrim
A new pilot roadside hedgecutting scheme is being introduced in County Leitrim. Under the scheme, landowers and farmers will get a grant of €50 per kilometre to cut hedges along roads, with priority being given to routes used by vehicles such as school buses. Applications for the scheme open today.…