Dundalk man appeared in Sligo Court on charges of attempted fraud
A 22-year old man appeared before a special sitting of Sligo District Court yesterday evening for alleged attempted fraud at a hotel in Sligo town. Jibola Akanni, with an address of 80 Dublin Street, Dundalk, Co Louth, was charged that on November 16th at The Clayton Hotel on Clarion Road…
Sligo County Council calling on Minister to manage overcrowding on Sligo to Dublin line
A delegation made up of Sligo Councillors have written to the Transport Minister with the hopes of meeting and discussing the ongoing issues of overcrowding on the Sligo/Dublin train line. There have been numerous reports of full carriages over the years, particularly on Fridays and Sundays, with a number of…
Cathaoirleach of Sligo Council Tom Mac Sharry welcomes protests of climate change
Approximately 400 second and third level students in Sligo have marched in protest over lack of action on climate change today in Sligo. They are calling on the government to declare a “climate emergency”. Pupils from schools across the counties of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim waked out of class to…
Hopes US Vice President, Mike Pence, will visit ancestral home in South Sligo
Sligo County Council is to reissue a previous invitation to US vice president Mike Pence to visit the county. It comes amid reports that dates for a trip to Ireland by Mr Pence in early September are being looked at by Irish and US officials. If the visit does go…
Tom MacSharry new cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council
Cllr Tom MacSharry is the new cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council. The Fianna Fail cllr was chosen unanimously with no note at his morning’s meeting of Sligo County Council which is the first since the local elections. He was proposed by his party colleagues by Cllr Rosealeen O’Grady and seconded…
Cllr concerned over future of Sligo Airport
Sligo councillors have voiced their concern about the future operation of Sligo Airport unless it receives government funding. Although there are no longer regular scheduled passenger flights to or from Sligo Airport, it remains the base for the Coast Guard Rescue 118 helicopter. The Coast Guard helicopter is also used…
Cllr says he won’t be intimidated following Connaughton Rd clean up
A Sligo cllr says he welcomes moves by Sligo County Council to carry out a clean-up operation at a public car park despite receiving threats for calling for the local authority to do so. Fianna Fail Cllr Tom MacSharry put forward a motion to the local authority on March 26th…