Sligo County Council says there is enough capacity to house homeless people
Sligo County Council say there is enough capacity in the county to meet the current needs of homeless people. It comes after 13 people and activists occupied a vacant office premises in Sligo Town on Wednesday night in a move similar to the occupation of Apollo house in Dublin. The…
Department approves €1m for Sligo County Council
The Department of Housing has approved €1m in funding for Sligo County Council. The allocation is part of the agreement between the Council and the Department under their financial plan. As part of that the Council had to achieve a surplus to qualify to avail of this allocation which is…
Sligo’s CEO does not rule out further service cuts due to financial plan
The chief executive of Sligo County Council is warning that services may be hit further if the local authority is to meet the targets set down in its financial plan for the coming years. That’s because the achievement of the plan’s targets is dependent on staff being reduced even further.…
Minister claims he’s been ‘very flexible’ with Sligo County Council
The Minister for Housing and Local Government says his department has been very flexible with Sligo County Council in resolving its financial situation. Minister Simon Coveney has come in for criticism locally in recent months for failing to be lenient enough on the Council’s strict financial plan to reduce its…
Sligo moves closer to a ‘harmonisation’ of Council rates
There are fears this morning that a change in the way county council rates are levied may be the final nail in the coffin for businesses that are struggling throughout rural areas. The latest concern arises following yesterday evening’s decision by Sligo county councillors at their annual budget meeting to…
Access from N16 to Ballytivnan road in Sligo has reopened
Access from the N16 onto the Ballytivnan road in Sligo has re-opened to traffic this evening. Sligo County Council confirmed that the road has re-opened but road users are asked to take care as a temporary surface is in place. Permanent reinstatement works will take place tomorrow between 8am and…
Sligo County Council has made no decision yet about invitation to new U.S. vicepresident
Sligo County Council says no decision has been taken about whether or not to invite the vicepresident-elect of the United States, Mike Pence, to Sligo. Pence’s grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, left Doocastle, near Tubbercurry, in South Sligo, in the early 1920s, eventually becoming a bus driver in Chicago. There have…