Meetings to take place today on the impact of pyrite in Sligo.
Meetings between the Sligo Pyrite Action Group and Sligo County Council’s Defective Concrete Blocks Committee will take place later today. A Spokesperson for the Sligo Pyrite Action Group and has welcomed the development as they continue with their efforts to be included in any redress schemes. Today’s meeting…
Councillor calls for toilets in Rosses Point to be kept open
There are calls for the public toilets in Rosses Point to be open all year round. Currently the facility is only open over summer months, however concerned members of the public have raised serious concern over how this is impacting those with a disability who need to use them. Sligo…
Sligo councillor calls for local authority to take ownership of waste collection
A Sligo Councillor believes that putting waste collection services back into public ownership would fare better for people’s pockets. There are fears locally that the price of bins increasing will have a knock on effect on illegal dumping. Sligo County Council is going to write to the Government…
Sligo County Council vote to retain Local Property Tax
The Local Property Tax in County Sligo is set to remain unchanged for the next two years. Sligo County Councillors have today voted to retain the 15% rate increase agreed in 2019. It means that the Local Property Tax will remain at this rate for the lifetime of the current…
Councillor warns that inadequate footpaths in Grange could lead to fatal accident
There are genuine fears that someone will be killed in Grange over what’s been described as inadequate footpaths on the main thoroughfare. There have been ongoing calls for added safety measures throughout Grange for some time however so far there’s been little progress on the issue. Sligo County…
Rockwood Parade closed due to burst water main
Rockwood Parade in Sligo has been closed to pedestrian traffic from the back of Mountain Warehouse to Lower Knox Street. The closure has taken place following a burst water main which requires urgent repair. It’s expected that Rockwood Parade will remain closed to pedestrian traffic until 6 p.m.…
Historic meeting of Sligo-Drumcliff MD will take place in Ballintogher
The first ever meeting of a Municipal District of the local Authority in Sligo will take place in Ballintogher later this morning. The Monthly meeting of the Sligo-Drumcliff MD is scheduled to take place in the Ballintogher Community Hub. This will also be the first Sligo Drumcliffe meeting…