Significant funding confirmed for North West ETBs
The Minister for Further and Higher Education has confirmed over €360,000 in further education grants for the Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Boards. The allocation, is part of the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund. €207,000 will be allocated to Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB…
House prices continue to increase in Sligo & Leitrim
Property prices in counties Sligo and Leitrim rose in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest MyHome.ie property price report. However, the publication detected that prices fell marginally in county Donegal during the same period. Property prices in Sligo have…
Manorhamilton Councillor says students traveling to Sligo ATU are struggling to get seats on overcrowded buses
Transport infrastructure Ireland are being sharply criticised for failing to provide extra buses to Sligo from a number of local towns and villages in the north west for the new academic year. With Student accommodation at a premium in Sligo many students are traveling from satellite towns in the…
Significant Government support needed for Northern and Western Region
The Government needs to support the North West with a stimulus package worth 570 million euro. That’s according to the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA), who have made the calls in a submission to the Department ahead of next month’s budget. The NWRA, which is made up of eight…
House prices continue to rise in the North West
There is further evidence today that house prices are increasing in the North West. A lack of supply has seen the price of the average three-bed semi in parts of the region rise by 5% in the past quarter, and 18% over the past year. Across the county of Sligo…
Enhancement works to begin on Mud Lane
Enhancement works are to take place on an area locally known as Mud Lane in Sligo. It has been described as a busy route with many using it as a shortcut into town from a heavily populated area. There have been calls for many years for improvement works on the…
Weather warning issued for Donegal and Sligo
A status yellow rain warning has been issued for Donegal and Sligo. The warning is valid from 11am to 8pm on Sunday. Galway and Mayo are the other counties affected. According to Met Éireann, there will be spells of heavy rain accompanied by strong and gusty winds at times. People…