As election looms, Sligo man brings High Court case on constituency boundaries
A Sligo-born former politician says if the government falls, a raft of budget proposals, including social welfare increases to more than a million people, may not be approved. Geevagh native Joe Costello, a former Labour Party TD, senator and junior minister, also says if an election goes ahead, it would…
Likely to be March before changes to electoral areas will be known
The Minister of State for Electoral Reform has confirmed that changes to the local electoral areas are unlikely to be known before March of next year. It gives councillors about a year before the next local elections in 2019 to review the changes. Amendments to the Dail constituencies and local…
Councillors concerned over guidelines for boundaries outside new houses
While there was much discussion at a meeting of Sligo County Council on the County Development Plan about issue of planning for rural housing, some councillors complained about moves to retain natural features such as roadside hedges and ditches outside new homes. Senior Planner Frank Moylan said they were trying…