The Friday Panel, Val Robus, Cllr Sinead Maguire
Political burnout, Minster Paschal Donohoe’s problems, Hospital protests, violence on the streets of Sligo, and a probable General Election next year are among the topics on this week’s Friday Panel. Guests are photographer and blogger…
True Grit – Criticism of proposal to ask local residents to grit and salt icy roads
North Leitrim resident, Sean, takes issue with a proposal by local Cllr Justin Warnock that residents associations and community groups should be given funding to salt and grit roads in their estates on streets during…
I’m standing in General Election but not as Fianna Fail candidate – MacSharry
Marc MacSharry has confirmed he will be a candidate in the next General Election, but he will not stand for Fianna Fail, having resigned from the party last year. He says the only role any…
Restauranteur and visually impaired community outraged at Sligo man’s ordeal
Helen is blind, and she says the Martin Gordon case shows once again how blind people are always expected to prove themselves and how life is made complicated – while restauranteur Anthony Gray says what…
We’re no racists insists organiser of Bundoran meeting on refugee concerns
The organiser of the gathering in Bundoran last weekend to highlight concerns in relation to the intake of refugees insists there is absolutely no racist agenda, and they merely want to reflect local concerns about…
Blind man refused entry to restaurant because of guide dog
Martin Gordon from Sligo, who is blind, was refused entry to a restaurant in Dublin last weekend as he had his guide dog with him at the time. Martin says he was shocked at the…
Organiser of Sligo Hospital protest says family experiences spurred him into action
An elderly relative of Ciaran Treacy recently spent three hours in ambulance outside the Emergency Department of Sligo University Hospital. It’s what has prompted him to become the main organiser of the protest against hospital…