Water mains burst at Doorly Park, Sligo
There is a water mains burst at Doorly Park, Sligo today. It will affect water supply to a number of retail units in Hansen Retail Park until 6pm this evening.
Lough Talt water scheme — public meeting in Tubbercurry tonight
The organiser of a public meeting over the ongoing situation with the Lough Talt Water Scheme in South Sligo says she is annoyed over what she claims is the conflicting information that’s emerging about the situation. 13,000 people on the scheme now have to boil their water for the foreseeable…
Work on Donegal water mains pipes to be finished by end of this year
Twelve million euro worth of work in replacing about 40 kilometres of old water mains pipes across County Donegal is expected to be finished by the end of this year. The work is taking place at 13 locations. The works started last September, with the contract having been awarded to…
Works begin on replacing old cast-iron piping in Fivemilebourne area
Almost 20 years of problems for a community on the Sligo/Leitrim border with its water supply is at last expected to be coming to an end. About 30 houses in the Fivemilebourne area were being supplied with water that was dirty, brown in colour, undrinkable and not suitable for many…
More than 900,000 litres of water is being saved each day thanks to leak repairs in North and South Sligo
More than 900,000 litres of water a day have been saved by fixing leaks in areas in north and south Sligo during the past eight months. The revelations were contained in a report on Irish Water’s ‘Find and Fix’ scheme to this week”s meeting of councillors from the Sligo Municipal…
Bundoran RNLI responded to two instances on Sunday
Bundoran RNLI responded to two instances yesterday. The volunteer crew responded to a call at 10am from the Irish Coast Guard where an angling boats propeller got caught in lobster pots, it was carrying two men who were brought to shore safely. Later that afternoon, a three man crew lifeboat…
Sligo Councillor says long-term solution needed to address water supply issues
A Sligo Councillor says a long-term solution is needed to address water supply issues in north Sligo. Sinn Fein Cllr Thomas Healy says the supply to areas like Grange and Cliffoney is especially low at the moment as it’s sourced from two local streams. Water restrictions are in place in…