Ours to Protect – Connecting with nature and improving our health
This week’s Ours to Protect with Aisling Heraughty
Women for Election hopeful of increased councillor representation as they host Leitrim events
Only 3 of the 18 councillors on Leitrim County Council are female, it’s a similar situation on Sligo County Council. Flor MacCarthy of the Women for Election organisation says she’s very hopeful this situation can…
Four years on, Connaughton Road car park remains vacant
It’s now four years since travelling community families vacated the Connaughton Road car park in Sligo after being resident there for over 30 years. And still the car park lies empty. But it seems it…
I’ve done my time – Cllr Maguire outlines reasons for decision not to seek re-election
Sligo Fine Gael councillor, Sinéad Maguire, says she feels ten years in a career is a long time, as she outlines why she has decided not to seek re-election to Sligo County Council. She was…
4k reconnection fee despite paying Electric Ireland bill – Local resident sees red
‘The man who went up the pole to cut the wire, that’s the man I want to talk to’ -Gerard from Co Sligo not happy that the power supply in a house he inherited has…
Ukrainian refugee benefits discriminatory in nature insists MacSharry
Deputy Marc MacSharry has doubled down on comments he made on national television this week that the benefits being provided by the State for Ukrainian refugees are too generous and therefore discriminatory in nature. He…
Call for an end to councillors accessing Sligo Council meetings remotely
All councillors on Sligo County Council should be required to attend council meetings in-person and not be allowed access meetings remotely -unless there are exceptional circumstances. That’s according to FF Cllr Donal Gilroy, and his…