There are renewed hopes ATU Sligo may be in a position to buy and develop a site for student accommodation.

The ATU were due to purchase a 16 acre site in Ballinode from Sligo County Council over a year ago but the sale has not happened.

Talks were said to be ongoing between the local authority and a private developer to see if an alternative plan could be put in place.

In the Seanad yesterday, Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless advised ATU Sligo to press ahead with their proposal.

Reacting to the developments, Fianna Fail Cllr Seamus Kilgannon says more clarity is needed from the Minister to see if the Department will fund construction costs:

There are renewed hopes ATU Sligo may be in a position to buy and develop a site for student accommodation.
The ATU were due to purchase a 16 acre site in Ballinode from Sligo County Council over a year ago but the sale has not happened.
Talks were said to be ongoing between the local authority and a private developer to see if an alternative plan could be put in place.
In the Seanad yesterday, Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless advised ATU Sligo to press ahead with their proposal.
Reacting to the developments, Fianna Fail Cllr Seamus Kilgannon says more clarity is needed from the Minister to see if the Department will fund construction costs:

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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.