Roscommon Councillors signed off on an €86m budget for 2026 earlier today. It's an 8% increase on last years budget. Over €32m in this year’s budget has been set aside for road transport and safety, just over €13m for housing and building and around €7m spending for recreation and amenity.
A 5% increase in commercial rates was also signed off on by councillors today but it's set to only apply to around 4% of businesses in the county. Council Chief Executive Shane Tiernan also provided on update on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramoge bypass:
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