Fresh concern over unseasonal overcrowding at SUH

There's renewed concern over the level of overcrowding at Sligo University hospital at the height of summer.  It comes as the hospital was the second most overcrowded in Ireland today, with 47 people awaiting admission this morning.  The hospital is only surpassed only by Limerick at 94.  It has…

Renewed calls on Local Authority in Sligo to enter waste Collection Market

There are further calls on Sligo County Council to re-enter the waste collection market.   It comes as the Government has postponed the publishing of a feasibility study it commissioned on replacing the current system.   The proposed system would give bin companies responsibility for an entire …

New reports leads to co concern over the number of GP’s practicing in Sligo

Further questions are being asked over accessibility to GP services in County Sligo.   It comes as a new report suggests that Sligo has the highest GP coverage per capita in the country.   The County has a range of 121 to 125 GPs per 100,000.   However only in recent months, serious concern w…

Attack on Bus Driver leads to renewed call for establishment of Transport Police

There are renewed calls for a dedicated transport police service following the latest attack on a Dublin Bus driver.     SIPTU says the driver intervened as a group of young people attacked a man lying on the ground at a bus stop on Bachelor's Walk last Thursday afternoon.   The trade union sa…

NTA facing pressure to provide bus to Carraroe Retail Park in Sligo

The National Transport Authority is facing pressure to provide a bus to Carraroe Retail Park in Sligo.  The retail park which is home to various shops and a crèche, is now fully occupied and yet there is currently no public transport serving it, despite promises previously made.  It's thought the…

Big uptake expected in Sligo for back garden cabins

It's thought a lot of young people across Sligo and the North West will start living in back garden cabins as new planning exceptions come into effect.  Homeowners will no longer need planning permission to build a dwelling of up to 45 square metres in size at the back of their property. It's par…

Motorists urged to have patience as Laghey roadworks continue

People traveling through south Donegal are being urged to have patience as works on the Laghey Roundabout Safety Project continues.  The €2.4m N15 Laghey Roundabout Road Safety Improvement Scheme is currently under construction and is expected to reach completion in the fourth quarter of 2026. Co…

Speeding concerns in residential area of Sligo

A speed survey is set to take place in area of Sligo Town.  It follows major concern locally over the speed some motorists are travelling in Thornhill. It's a heavily populated area with fears for children having to cross the road going to and from the local school.  Sligo County Council is to c…

Government urged to reconsider fuel support for farmers

With warnings being sounded that fuel prices could hit two euro thirty cent per litre in January a Sligo Leitrim TD says the government need to urgently reconsider supports and rebates for farmers and Argi contractors. Deputy Martin Kenny TD, claims that with only 27 million being paid out under t…

Fuels for Ireland issue warning on soaring prices

There are local reports in recent days that Petrol and diesels prices have been shooting up at the pumps across the region due to the latest jump in crude oil prices.   This will come as bad news to motorists in an area where many commute long distances to work and can not avail of public transpo…