Grange home sold for 3 million euro
A house just outside of Grange in Sligo has been sold for 3 million euro. The house, which is located in Mounttemple, Moneygold, is built on one level and surpassed its guide value of 2 million by an extra 1 million euro. The sale of the house was handled by…
Second phase of Active Travel Project to get underway between Collooney and Carrignagat
The second phase of the Active Travel Project between Collooney and Ballisodare has been welcomed by a Sligo councillor. Phase 2, which will stretch between Collooney and Carrignagat, will see footpaths put in place, as well as upgrades to public lighting, road signage and pedestrian linkages to Collooney train station.…
Local TD calls for reasons behind NCT delays
A Sligo-Leitrim TD says the reasons behind the long delay that motorists are currently experiencing in relation to NCT delays need to be established. Currently there are 375,000 cars are on the roads without a valid NCT. The Operators of the service will today apologise to customers for recent booking…
Sligo Leitrim TD calls for protection of NoWDoc service
A Sligo Leitrim TD has expressed alarm at potential HSE plans to cut NoWDoc services at Carrick-on-Shannon and move them to Sligo Caredoc. Among the options explored in a recent HSE consultation document is the suspension of the out-of-hours service in Carrick on Shannon at midnight each night. This would…
Councillor says idle land in Grange needs to be put to use
A Sligo Councillor says it’s unacceptable that 13 acres of locally authority owned land in Grange is lying idle in the middle of a housing crisis. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says part the land which was purchased by the local Authority in 2002 for over a million Euro could…
Sligo councillor calls for energy credits to be reserved for those who need them most
A Sligo councillor is calling on the government to devise a mechanism to ensure that households that need assistance most with energy bills will receive it in the event of further energy credits being provided by the government. The latest round of credits, which amount to 600 euro in total,…
Sligo Councillor calls for protection of national and historical monuments
A Sligo councillor is warning that news fines which will be issued to those that commit offence near national monuments may not be a strong enough deterrent to prevent damaged inflicted on many local historical landmarks. People who commit offences near national monuments could be hit with on-the-spot fines of…