Put into a field with animals as punishment – Woman’s experience of Sligo orphanage
A local woman has been describing her horrendous treatment while being brought up at an orphanage in Sligo – this included being physically beaten, and being put out into a field with sheep when she…
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I’m nothing special, just a young lad from Curry, says Dr Ryan, as he accepts human rights award
The Executive Director of the World Health Organisation, Dr Mike Ryan, has been outlining how growing up in Curry in Co. Sligo helped shape his career path and his views on society and its inequalities.…
One woman’s story of surviving brain hemorrhage after presenting at Sligo Hospital
Helen suffered a brain hemorrhage in 2014, and says she only survived due to the prompt actions of a nurse at Sligo University Hospital and her own daughter. She’s been telling her story in the…
Former Sligo Eir call centre employee slams Lennon over comments
A former employee of the Eir call centre in Sligo has said she’s deeply unhappy with the criticism of the centre and its operation by the CEO of the company. The woman says Carolan Lennon’s…
Eir CEO moves to clarify Sligo comments, as more customer service issues are highlighted
The CEO of Eir, Carolan Lennon, has attempted to explain her comments that establishing a call centre in Sligo was a mistake – while we hear the story today of an elderly woman who is…
Lisa’s life could have been saved ‘for small change’ claims legal representative
The tragic death of 19 year Lisa Niland from Curry in Co Sligo doesn’t bear thinking about, and could and should have been avoided. That’s according to the family’s legal representative, Damien Tansey, SC, after…