Ever wondered what the EU has done for Sligo?

• Sligo’s infrastructure has improved greatly as a result EU funding.
  EU funding has played a part in constructing the N4 Sligo Inner Relief Road, N59 bridges and improvements and the N17 Tobercurry by-pass, among many other road projects in the county
• Sligo’s rail infrastructure has also seen significant upgrading as a result of EU funding, including new railcars on the Dublin-Sligo service
• Sligo has also benefited from EU co-financed investment in waste management facilities such as the Tobercurry Civic  Amenity Facility as well as bring bank sites around the county
• The county has also benefited from a €5 million investment in high speed broadband, which was part funded by the EU
• Village and urban renewal schemes, and the EU supported LEADER program, have boosted the quality of life of people across the county and have helped to diversify the rural economy
• €13 million has also been invested in increasing childcare facilities and access across Sligo.
• The European Social Fund has benefited Sligo by investing in the county’s people through youth programs, adult education, employment initiatives and many more schemes.
• The Sligo County Enterprise Board, which has benefited from EU funding, has helped start-up and growing businesses across the county

Click here to read the full Sligo county report (pdf).