Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Something is happening in Sligo and the wider north west, including Carrick-on-Shannon. Since Covid and Brexit, many people have moved there and, with the Atlantic Technological University, the eastern Garavogue bridge would connect the two areas of that river between the three colleges, the university, the hospital and the business park. It is vital. The bridge in Carrick-on-Shannon was built in 1846 and a new bypass has been selected. A new bridge would help Carrick-on-Shannon to breathe but also allow traffic to get from Dublin to the north west. On a map of Ireland, there are motorways from Dublin to Belfast and to Galway, but in between there are anomalies and we need to address them as quickly as possible.

The Minister would be very welcome to visit Sligo. He might even go to Strandhill and do a bit of surfing.

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