Uproar as Anti-Corruption Ireland Sligo meeting cancelled at last minute
The organiser of the Anti-Corruption Ireland campaign, Gemma O’Doherty, says she won’t be put down by bullies or threats, after a planned public meeting at Coolera House in Sligo last evening was cancelled, following protests.…
Ballyshannon’s Vicky succeeds in wheelchair accessible bus campaign
Bus Eireann have now agreed to provide wheelchair accessible buses on their route between Donegal Town and Sligo. It follows a high-profile campaign by Ballyshannon’s Vicky Matthews, who claimed the lack of such facilities were…
Councillors clash over Donegal rates increases
Donegal Sinn Fein councillor Marie Therese Gallagher has clashed with Fianna Fail councillor, Micheal Naughton, on her party’s lack of support for a reduction in rates in the County. Cllr Gallagher says small businesses are…
I’m hoping for a miracle – Colleagues rally round to help Sligo woman in cancer battle
44 year old Charlotte Costello, from Sligo, now living in Glencar, was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, last November. Her life has been a blur of hospital visits and chemotherapy treatment since…
Fitzmaurice poo-poos talk of new Party link-up with Harkin
Independent TD, Michael Fitzmaurice, has flatly denied rumours that he’s been involved in talks with retiring MEP, Marian Harkin, on the formation of a new rural political party. Deputy Fitzmaurice concedes however that he has…
Leitrim fan’s anger as mother refused entry to Croke Park without ticket for 8 month-old baby
The GAA have been criticised for refusing to allow a Leitrim supporter admission to last weekend’s Croke Park final without a ticket for her eight-month old baby, who she was carrying with her. Seamus insists…
Traveller families being ridiculed by Connaughton Road criticism, it’s claimed
A spokesperson for the Sligo Traveller Support Group has lashed out at Cllr Tom MacSharry after he called for Sligo County Council to intervene in ongoing issues involving traveller families resident in Connaughton Road car…