Extension to closing date for Tidy Towns funding applications
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D., has announced an extension to the closing date for applications under the €1 million top-up fund for Tidy Towns groups. The closing date has been extended until Friday, 19th March, to enable as many Tidy Towns groups as possible to…
IBAL Survey: ‘Another fine showing’ from Sligo, says Filan
Sligo is now 11th among 37 towns and cities throughout Ireland when it comes to the fight against litter. It’s as fewer than half of towns and cities in the rankings are now regarded as ‘clean.’ That’s according to the results, released today, of the last Irish Business Against Litter…
Nigerian woman faces deportation after 4 years in Sligo
A Nigerian woman faces deportation today after living in a direct-provision centre in Sligo for four years. Loveth Oyiboka, whose parents were murdered, studies in Sligo and has volunteered with the Tidy Towns. About 5,000 people have signed petitions that urge the Department of Justice to scrap the 29-year-old’s deportation…
‘Reimburse tidy towns groups for painting council property’, urges councillor
A Leitrim county councillor has called on the local authority to reimburse tidy towns groups for the costs of painting and upkeep of local authority owned housing . Drumkeerin Councillor Padraig Fallon made the call at this week’s Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council. Councillor Fallon says that…
Coolaney wins Gold Medal in Tidy Towns competition
The village of Coolaney in County Sligo has won a Gold Medal in the Tidy Towns Competitions. The results were announced this afternoon. Keadue in County Roscommon and Letterkenny also won a gold medal. Sligo town won a silver medal. Highly commended were Riverstown and Ballintogher in Co Sligo, and…
Thrupenny pool cleaned of fish thanks to ‘great community spirit’
Through community effort, the large amount of dead fish in Bundoran has been cleared. On Tuesday, hundreds of Horse Mackerel along the North Leitrim and South Donegal costs washed up to the surprise of many. It turned out that they were chasing sprat and had become stranded on land. A…
Sligo Tidy Towns Committee looking to the future
Sligo Tidy Towns are looking to build on this years success. For the first time, Sligo Town received a Bronze medal in the awards and 16 positive marks which is also the highest they have received. A number of improvement schemes have been implemented in the town over the past…