Harkin questions logic in upgrading Sligo Garda Station
The recent u-turn on building the proposed new Garda station at Caltra and instead upgrading the existing station on Pearse Road has been described ‘as a waste of money’ and an effort to ‘downgrade policing in Sligo’ by Deputy Marian Harkin. The Sligo Leitrim TD recently rose the…
MacSharry accuses government of political engineering over Proposed Garda Station in Sligo
The Fianna Fail Spokesperson on transport tourism and Sport, Mar MacSharry TD has accused his fellow Sligo/Leitrim TD Frank Feighan of ‘crying crocodile tears’ over the decision not to proceed with the new Garda Station at Caltragh. The decision to continue with upgrading the existing station in Sligo on…
Plans to construct new Sligo Garda Station shelved by Garda Commissioner
The prospect of the proposed new Garda Station at Caltragh in Sligo going ahead now seems highly unlikely. The Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan confirmed yesterday evening in the Dáil that plans to construct the new station have been shelved by the Garda commissioner Drew Harris.…
Justice minister fails to give construction date for Sligo Garda Station
The Minister for Justice has failed to say when building work will begin on a new Sligo Garda Station. Sligo Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin asked the minister to outline details for the construction for the station in a parliamentary question. A site in Caltragh was secured for the new garda…
New custody facilities should be in place at Sligo Garda Station early next year
New custody facilities should be in place at Sligo Garda Station early next year. The current cells at the station in Sligo town have been closed since October 2016 and prisoners have to be transported to Ballymote for questioning. There are plans for a brand new station headquarters in the…
Minister confirms site of new Garda Station in Caltragh
Minister Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that Sligo’s new Garda Station is to be based in Caltragh. Speaking exclusively to Ocean FM News this lunchtime, the Minister confirmed that the contracts to acquire the new site are being signed in the coming days. It was confirmed in 2015 that Sligo would…
No mention of new site for Sligo Garda Station in new plan
The Garda Representative Associaition have said they are dissappointed that a new site wasn’t confirmed as part of the National Development Plan. The Taoiseach and his cabinet were in Sligo last week to launch ‘Project 2040’ and there was a number of positive annoucements for the Northwest. But there is…