Enhancement on S2 bus route services agreed
The National Transport Authority has today confirmed that there will be enhanced services provided on the S2 route in Sligo The NTA has responsibility for the provision, regulation and oversight of public passenger transport services. Sligo Leitrim Independent TD Marian Harkin met with representatives from the NTA earlier today. Deputy…
More support needed for home help and carers
Ireland’s care system isn’t working under current Government conditions. That’s the view of Sligo Leitrim Labour Party representative, Nessa Cosgrove, as her party have called for the recruitment freeze for home help carers to be lifted. Currently, there are 83 people in Sligo and Leitrim on a waiting list to…
Charging bays for electric vehicles to be installed on Connaughton Road this week
Work has begun on Connaughton Road to install two new charging bays for electric vehicles. As a result, a stop-go system will be in place until 2pm this afternoon, and between 6.30pm and 11pm this evening. The works should be completed this coming Friday between 10am and 1pm. Motorists are…
Leitrim TD calls for extra resources to be assigned to the Sligo Road policing unit
The government has been called out to increase numbers in the road policing unit. The number of Gardaí assigned to the roads policing unit in Sligo is said have decreased greatly in the last number of years and it’s understood that there has been little progress in attempts to…
Minister Simon Harris in Sligo to officially link St Angela’s to ATU Sligo
The incorporation of St. Angela’s College into ATU Sligo has been described as a “no brainer”. St. Angela’s College has now dissolved and has become a part of the ATU, the third largest third-level institution in the state now with nine campuses. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris…
Ministers Harris & Donohoe to visit Sligo today
Two Government Ministers will visit Sligo today for a number of engagements. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris will visit St Angela’s College to mark the incorporation of the college into the Atlantic Technological University. St. Angela’s College has now dissolved and…
Teenager arrested following Sligo assault
Gardaí have arrested a male in his teens in relation to a serious assault on a teenager on Mailcoach Road on Tuesday evening. The teenager, who was assaulted, was taken to Sligo University Hospital with serious injuries. He is currently continuing to receive treatment at Beaumont Hospital. Gardaí are appealing…