Sligo councillor calls for Local Property Tax collections to be used for minor infrastructure projects
Some of the money collected in Local Property Tax locally could be used to fund minor infrastructure projects in the wider south and west Sligo area. A number of villages in the area are said to be starved from funding for the likes of footpaths, bus shelters and general…
Sligo councillor raises concerns over Vodafone service in west Sligo
Vodafone has come under fire over what’s been described as an inadequate service in west Sligo. There have been numerous reports of bad coverage issues in Ballymote, Tubbercurry and surrounding areas. Sligo County Council is to write to Vodafone in a bid to ascertain what the problem is…
Mica protests staged to highlight the plight of impacted home owners
Homeowners impacted by Mica and Pyrite reiterated their calls at protests over the weekend in Donegal and Mayo for 100% cent of damage caused to their homes to be covered by a national redress fund. Thousands of people took to the streets of Ballina, Letterkenny and Buncrana on Saturday…
Calls for dog baiting to be made illegal
A Sligo Councillor who previously defended fox hunting by horses and hounds is now calling for the practice of dog-baiting to be made illegal. Dog baiting involves foxes, hares and rabbits being flushed out of dens by Terrier dogs, with lurcher dogs then chasing and killing the animals. At last…
West Sligo councillor calling for €45,000 to upgrade public toilets at Enniscrone beach
A West Sligo councillor is calling for €45,000 to be allocated for the upgrade of public toilets at what is one of the most popular beach areas in the North West. Independent Councillor Joe Queenan told this week’s meeting of councillors from the Ballymote/Tubbercurry/West Sligo area that there were two…
Queenan running as an Independent in west Sligo
West Sligo Councillor Joe Queenan has confirmed he has already started his reelection campaign for next year’s local elections as an Independent candidate. Enniscrone-based Queenan had been a Fianna Fail councillor until he and two other councillors was secretly filmed in 2015 by an RTE television programme investigating ethics in…
Man airlifted from West Sligo coastline passes away
A 35-year old man has died after he got into difficulty yesterday along the West Sligo shoreline near Dunmoran Strand. It’s believed the deceased was from Poland and had been fishing along the coastline in the Templepatrick area. The Coast Guard was alerted about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. Its helicopter based…