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Wed 09 Sep 2009Sligo's main street to open to traffic again in December
SLIGO’S MAIN street, which was pedestrianised three years ago, will reopen to traffic before Christmas. The issue has caused controversy in Sligo since cars were taken off O’Connell Street on August 15th, 2006.
Last month campaigners, including local traders, marked the third anniversary of pedestrianisation with a festival on the street where calls were made to preserve it as a traffic-free zone.
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