Sligo council hears of cost and extent of recent gorse fires
Sligo Fire Service says the recent gorse fires which destroyed over 4000 hectares of land in the county cost at least €150,000 to tackle. However, it’s still not clear how exactly the fires started, according to Gerry O’Malley, acting Chief Fire Officer in Sligo who gave a briefing to Sligo…
Sligo has a new temporary litter warden
Sligo has a new temporary litter warden. Brian Courtney takes up his new role this week following recent interviews for a traffic and litter warden. Meanwhile, Minister Denis Naughten has announced funding to help local authorities to deal with litter. Some of the money will go toward using covert surveillance…
Sligo footbridge to be named ‘The Bridge of Light’
The footbridge between Rockwood Parade and Stephen Street car park in Sligo town will be named The Bridge of Light. The name was decided on as part of a collaboration between Sligo County Council, North West Hospice and Comhaltas. The naming ceremony will take place at 3pm on Saturday, June…
Sligo County Council have applied for funding to improve safety at Ballymote secondary school
Sligo County Council has applied for funding to help increase safety at a secondary school in Ballymote. Fianna Fail Councillor Keith Henry says the entrance to Colaiste Mhuire is too narrow and visibility is also severely reduced for cars coming out of the school. At a recent Council meeting, Director…
Council cathaoirleach praises progress of works on Sligo Town water supply
Irish Water says works on the Sligo City Water Main Rehabilitation and Pearse Road Sewer Network Project is expected to be completed by May 2018. The projects involve the replacement and rehabilitation of ageing water mains, installation of new sewers and replacement of all service connections and is funded by…
‘Significant milestone’ in development of N4 project
What’s been described as ‘another significant milestone’ has taken place in the development of the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin road project. It’s the signing of a contract with the company Halcrow Barry Limited to provide engineeering consultancy services for the scheme. Halcrow Barry’s first task now is to produce contract…
Sligo council not commenting on fire inspections because investigation is ongoing
Sligo County Council says it is not in a position to provide a report on inspections of an apartment building in Sligo Town, in which two men recently lost their lives as a result of a fire, because investigations are still ongoing. Independent Councillor Declan Bree had sought a report…