Queenan warns about shortage of holiday homes
Sligo County Council wants holiday homes built in the future to be of the same standard as those built for permanent residential use. Councillors agreed on the move while discussing a draft new County Developement Plan this week. Chief Executive Ciaran Hayes says the purpose of the proposal is to…
Councillors concerned over guidelines for boundaries outside new houses
While there was much discussion at a meeting of Sligo County Council on the County Development Plan about issue of planning for rural housing, some councillors complained about moves to retain natural features such as roadside hedges and ditches outside new homes. Senior Planner Frank Moylan said they were trying…
Sligo councillors complain about plannning restrictions . . . but some relaxation coming
A number of Sligo councillors have hit out at what they see as excessive restrictions on people building homes in rural areas. The councillors aired their concerns at this week’s special council meeting to discuss the County Development Plan, which will cover the next six years. Some claimed, for example,…
Connolly Street reopens following fire
In Sligo, Connolly Street in the town has reopened following a fire in a nearby apartment. The emergency services attended at the scene of the fire which occurred in one of the City Gate Apartments there. It’s believed there was no one in the apartment at the time and that…
Minister refutes Bree’s stance on resources for homelessness
The government minister with responsibility for housing has strongly disputed a Sligo councillor’s claim that not enough is being done to tackle homelessness. Independent Councillor Declan Bree told Housing and Urban Renewal Minister Damien English in Sligo yesterday that they have been hearing the government talking about its plan to…
Illegal dumping taking council resources away from other needs
The Cathaoirleach of the Ballymote/Tubbercurry Municipal District says continued illegal dumping across Sligo is taking funding away from where it would be much better spent. Fine Gael councillor Dara Mulvey highlighted the build up of illegal dumping at Ranaghan near Coolaney as an example of somewhere that needs to be…
More needed than one part-time psychiatrist for North West
A Sinn Fein councillor says a part-time psychiatrist is not nearly enough to cover the needs of those seeking help in the North West. Families and public representatives in the North West met with the HSE earlier this week to discuss ongoing fears over CAMHS services in the region. Cutbacks…