There's major disappointment in South Sligo over the latest response from the NTA over a proposed local link from Charlestown to Sligo. 

The National Transport Authority has once again refused to progress the proposal for the commuter service, despite a full business case prepared by local groups. 

It's thought locally existing buses catering to the route are not commuter services while the cost gap has been described as outrageous. 

Cathaoirleach of the Ballymote Tubbercurry MD and Fianna Fail Cllr Barry Gallagher says the community will not give up in their fight for a local link: