“It’s hard, but it’s all worth it”- candidate’s spouses on life of a councillor
Three spouses of candidates contesting this year’s elections in Sligo joined Niall Delaney for a unique insight into the life of a candidate. Naomi and Freya Taylor (wife and daughter of Paul), Mel Casserly (husband of Marie) and Majella Healy (wife of Thomas) detail their experiences from the other…
Clarke and Taylor re-elected in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
Independent Michael Clarke and Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor have both been re-elected to Sligo County Council after the sixth count in the Ballymote-Tubbercurry electoral area. The two candidate’s elections follow the distribution of Jennifer Van Aswegan 830 votes which put them over the quota of 2021. Clarke topped the poll…
Paul Taylor set to top the poll in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
The picture is becoming clearer in Ballymote-Tubbercurry following the first count at The Sligo Park Hotel. Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor, who topped the poll in 2019 looks set to do the same again after recording 1,924 in the first count this time around. He is within touching distance of the…
Three Fianna Fáil candidates set to battle for two Ballymote-Tubbercurry seats
The fight is on between three Fianna Fáil candidates for the final two seats in the seven seat Ballymote-Tubbercurry electoral area. That’s according to tally figures completed for that electoral area. Liam Brennan, Barry Gallagher and Keith Henry are all in the hunt. Liam Brennan has tallied 1,281 first preference…
Ballymote Tubbercurry councillors told that adequate rail & road investment will boost local economy
The lack of a direct train link from Ireland West Airport Knock to other parts of the country is said to be hampering the facility’s efforts in attracting new airlines. Figures show that over 70% of passengers who use the airport get to and from there by their own…
Ballymote Tubbercurry Fine Gael convention taking place this evening
The Ballymote-Tubbercurry Fine Gael selection convention takes place later tonight. It gets underway at 8.30pm in Cawley’s Hotel in Tubbercurry. Three sitting Councillors, Martin Connolly, Gerard Mullaney and Dara Mulvey will be seeking nominations along with Patrick Cleary. A native of West Sligo, Patrick Cleary has been outlining his reasons…