Constructive engagement is said to be ongoing between the ATU and Sligo County Council on getting purpose built student accommodation over the line.

The local authority was to sell a 16 acre site in Ballinode to ATU Sligo but the site has not yet been purchased.

The project had been thrown into doubt due to funding constraints with ATU Sligo, but Higher Education Minister James Lawless stated recently he will look favourably on the proposal.

Meanwhile, a new report from the Journal has highlighted the grim reality facing students over a deepening accommodation crisis.

Labour Cllr Anne Higgins says the project is several years away at best, and has been outlining what students can do in the short term:

 

Constructive engagement is said to be ongoing between the ATU and Sligo County Council on getting purpose built student accommodation over the line.
The local authority was to sell a 16 acre site in Ballinode to ATU Sligo but the site has not yet been purchased.
The project had been thrown into doubt due to funding constraints with ATU Sligo, but Higher Education Minister James Lawless stated recently he will look favourably on the proposal.
Meanwhile, a new report from the Journal has highlighted the grim reality facing students over a deepening accommodation crisis.
Labour Cllr Anne Higgins says the project is several years away at best, and has been outlining what students can do in the short term:
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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.