Borough District of Sligo 2026 Agendas

Agenda of Meeting of the Borough District of Sligo to be held on Monday 23rd March, 2026 at 10 a.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

16^th March 2026

TO: THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOROUGH DISTRICT OF SLIGO

A meeting of the Borough District of Sligo will be held as follows:

TIME: 10.00 a.m.

DATE: Monday 23^rd March, 2026

LOCATION: Council Chamber, City Hall, Sligo

You are hereby invited to attend.

Please be reminded that this meeting will be filmed for broadcast via the Council’s website. You should be aware that the Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the General Data Protection Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and the Data Protection Act 2018 and data collected during this webcast will be retained in accordance with the legislation. Therefore, by entering the Council Chamber or by joining the remote Team Meeting, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings in the Council’s webcasting activities.

Recording by anyone in the Chamber other than by the Council’s official broadcasting system is strictly forbidden unless prior consent for same is obtained.

Nola Gibbons
Meetings Administrator

Agenda

Confirmation of Minutes
Declaration of Interests/Conflict of Interest
Headed Items
Notices of Motion
Votes of Sympathy
Votes of Congratulations
Correspondence
Matters Arising
Any other business

Agenda

1. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

To confirm the Minutes of the Borough District of Sligo Ordinary meeting held on 19th January 2026.

2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST

3. HEADED ITEMS

Update on the Croi Conaithe Towns Fund (Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant) and Properties on the Derelict Sites Register.

To consider Schedule of Municipal District Works 2026 - including Draft Roads, Transportation and Infrastructure Programme, map and report posted on the Extranet.

4. NOTICES OF MOTION

4.1. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor MacSharry.
"That Sligo MD engineering staff carry out resurfacing works at Strandhill shore front car park."

4.2. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Gibbons.
"This local authority put in place a plan of action to have the footpaths upgraded to a safe standard and electric street lighting installed where necessary in Mitchell Curley Park, Maugheraboy"

4.3. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor O’Boyle.
"That Sligo County Council examine the installation of safety bollards outside St. Edward’s National School to prevent illegal parking and improve pedestrian safety for pupils, parents, and staff during school drop-off and collection times."

4.4. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor O’Boyle.
"Sligo County Council give an update or timeframe on further works on the Sligo Cemetery Gate Lodge"

4.5. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor O’Boyle.
"That Sligo County Council examine the feasibility of installing public drinking water refill stations in suitable locations within the Sligo Borough District such as parks and public walking routes."

4.6. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Higgins.
"Sligo Abbey is now the most visited heritage attraction in the county, with visitor numbers trebling over the past decade to reach 46,000 in 2025. Keeping this all-weather, town-centre site active throughout the year aligns closely with the objectives of the Sligo Destination and Experience Development Plan and with national policy aimed at achieving a more balanced regional spread of tourism.
This motion requests that that Sligo Council writes to the OPW to ask them to progress year-round opening at Sligo Abbey by extending the contracts of existing staff by 2.5 months, which is a practical, low-cost way of delivering a premier, authentic, all year round tourist attraction."

4.7. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor MacSharry.
"That Sligo MD outdoor staff paint and refurbish where necessary the benches at the shorefront in Strandhill similar to the excellent work done in 2021."

4.8. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor MacSharry.
"That Sligo MD engineering staff would provide members with an update on the traffic calming measures to be provided at the back avenue, Cleveragh as requested by the residents in the area."

4.9. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Nealon.
"Noting the poor surface which is prone to flooding and the lack of lighting in this very popular public park, that this council prioritises funding for the paving and lighting of Mitchell Curley Park."

4.10. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Nealon.
"That this Council looks towards regular provision of drop off facilities for Household Hazardous Waste, i.e. Paint tins, Pesticide/herbicides containers, Aerosols, Medicines, Oil filters, glass within the town."

4.11. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Higgins.
"That this council repaints the worn-out road markings at the entrance to Thornhill and outside Scoil Ursula to ensure the safety of school children in the area."

4.12. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Higgins.
"That this council install lighting on the alleyway linking High Street and The Market Yard Carpark as a safety measure."

4.13. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Bree.
"That the meeting be provided with an up to date report in regard to the ecological surveys, Natura Impact Statement and preparation of the detailed design for the provision of the tidal swimming pool at Gibraltar."

4.14. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Bree.
“That we be provided with a report identifying each property the Council is renting in the Sligo-Strandhill municipal district, the annual rent paid on each property, and the proposals, if any, which the Council may have to develop additional office space in the former Agricultural Committee/VEC property at Riverside.”

4.15. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Bree.
“(A) That the meeting be provided with a report specifying the number of enforcement notices served by the Planning Authority in 2025; the number of those cases where the file was closed; the number of those cases where proceedings commenced for an offence brought under enforcement legislation (B) and that the meeting also be provided with a report specifying the number of enforcement notices served in 2024; the number of those cases where the file was closed; the number of those cases where proceedings commenced for an offence brought under enforcement legislation.”

4.16. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Gibbons.
"That the Roads department of this local authority would include resurfacing of the road at the lower end of Cartron Heights in the 2026 / 2027 programme of works."

4.17. To consider the following the following Motion as submitted by Councillor Gibbons.
"That this local authority puts measures in place to have all the windows and doors replaced with PVC in Caltragh Crescent as a matter of urgency"

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