Sligo Drumcliff Agendas 2025

Agenda of Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo-Drumcliff to be held on Monday 19th May, 2025 at 9.30 a.m.


Corporate Services
County Hall
Riverside
Sligo

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13th May 2025

TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF SLIGO-DRUMCLIFF

A meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo-Drumcliff will be held:

on: Monday 19th May 2025

at: 9.30am

in: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside

You are requested to attend.

Sarah McNamara
Meetings Administrator

 

CLÁR

  1. To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of the Municipal District of Sligo-Drumcliff held on 10th March 2025.
  2. Matters Arising.
  3. Update report on the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund - Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant.
  4. To fix date and time for Municipal District AGM – proposed 9.30am on Friday, 20th June, 2025 in the Council Chamber.

 

MOTIONS

  1. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor E. McSharry:
    “That this Municipal District write to TFI local link office and request the design office at Sligo Co Co to
    1. place a bus shelter and clear signage at Dunleavy’s shop as the bus stop is located on a busy and dangerous corner, and there is an increase in traffic in recent years
    2. find a suitable location for a bus stop in the Maugherow area.”
  2. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To request the following at Cliffoney NS and Cliffoney Village.
    • Installation of school zone warning signs and “Slow – School Crossing” signs on both approaches to the village.
    • Introduction of designated pedestrian crossing measures closer to the school.
    • Assessment of traffic calming measures such as speed bumps or flashing speed limit signs.
    • Consideration of designated parking spaces for teachers to alleviate congestion and reduce unsafe crossings.”
  3. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To seek an update/report on storm damage from 5 years ago that has caused huge damage to road L-72141-0 at Collinsford and needs urgent repair as it is very dangerous and practically impassable.”
  4. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “That Sligo County Council provide an update to this Council on what progress has been made on the urgent need for a safe access to the second beach in Rosses Point.”
  5. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “That Sligo County Council writes to the OPW and to the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to ask them to extend the opening period for Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, the oldest and densest concentration of Neolithic tombs in Ireland.”
  6. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to open up talks with the IDA to provide access onto the N4 via Collooney Business Park and for the access to be a one-way system only.”
  7. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Healy:
    “To ask Sligo County Council what they intend to do with the Mill apartment in Ballisodare now that they have done the report on this derelict site and the developer has showed no intention of carrying out the work to bring it back into use. The community of Ballisodare has lost faith with both parties.”
  8. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor E. McSharry:
    “To ask the Council has the problem with water logging on Councils building site in Carney village been resolved and what was the cause.”
  9. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor E. McSharry:
    “To ask the Council is there a plan to reopen the Lissadel to Carney village walk that was open for the community during Covid.”
  10. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor M. Casserly:
    “To request targeted funding from Fáilte Ireland to have the public toilets at Mullaghmore and Rosses Point open year-round given the significance of these locations on the Wild Atlantic Way.”
  11. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor T. Walsh:
    “To call on Sligo County Council to review the recent works on the Long Stretch along the R287; that the local community have raised serious safety concerns about the deep verge filled with water running adjacent to the regional road.”
  12. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To ask for Sligo County Council to provide a report on the provision of additional lands for a burial ground at Carrigans Ballinful and to clear the Ivy that is undermining the existing walls of the Graveyard.
  13. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To ask for Sligo County Council to provide Chevron Signage between Ballisodare and Ballydrehid on the N59 due to the dangerous bends on this road.
  14. To consider the following motion as submitted by Councillor D. Gilroy:
    “To ask for Sligo County Council to provide a report on how often in 2024 and 2025 the street cleaning sweeper has been used in each of the villages of Grange, Cliffoney Drumcliffe and Rathcormac along the N15 and how often drain cleaning has been done in each village and what plans are in place for this year.
  15. Votes of Sympathy
  16. Votes of Congratulations
  17. Correspondence:
    1. Reply dated 2.4.2025 from NBI circulated to Members, on extranet.
    2. Reply dated 9.5.2025 from Uisce Eireann re Ballygawley, Mullaghmore WWTP circulated to members on extranet.
  18. Date and Venue of the next meeting
  19. Any Other Business

 


Meeting Date 19/05/2025