Councillor claims some auctioneers don’t want house tenants who are on support schemes
A Sligo councillor wants to know why some estate agents and auctioneers will not accept housing tenants who are on on the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme, known as HAP. The payment is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. HAP is to replace…
Sligo, Donegal items on sale at Mealy’s auction today
A number of historical items with links to Sligo and Donegal are to be sold today at Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers’ annual Christmas sale in Dublin. The sale comprises more than 800 lots. Among items for sale is a collection of letters from a mid-19th Century Donegal merchant in Ballyshannon. It’s…