Sligo Mayor calls for emergency sick pay fund
The Mayor of Sligo is calling for an emergency sick pay fund for all healthcare workers to be created immediately. People before profit councillor, Gino O’Boyle says he has grave concerns for all healthcare staff as many of them work while they are sick because their terms and conditions…
Sligo Councillors call for increased support for early childhood education
Sligo county council is calling on the government to provide the same level of support for early childhood education and care as is given to primary and secondary education. It’s also calling for adequate wages be paid to those who work in the childcare sector. It follows…
Calls for dog baiting to be made illegal
A Sligo Councillor who previously defended fox hunting by horses and hounds is now calling for the practice of dog-baiting to be made illegal. Dog baiting involves foxes, hares and rabbits being flushed out of dens by Terrier dogs, with lurcher dogs then chasing and killing the animals. At last…
Sligo Councillors vote against fox hunting ban
Sligo county councillors have voted 8 to 2 against a ban on fox hunting. The vote followed a passionate discussion between two councillors at yesterday’s January monthly meeting of the council. At yesterday’s council meeting, Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O Boyle proposed that the council call…
Calls made for social housing to be constructed in Connaughton Road Car Park
The mayor of Sligo is calling for a town car park that had been home to an extended Traveller family for more than 30 years to be used as a site for a social housing apartment complex. Last month, the McGinley family left the local authority car park, located…
Sligo Councillor calls for an end to Direct Provision
A motion is to come before a meeting of Sligo County Council today calling for an end to the Direct Provision system for asylum seekers. The local Direct Provision centre is at Globe House in Sligo where a resident recently went on hunger strike because he feared deportation back to…