Group of Sligo councillors call for restoration of Sligo Borough Council
A group of cllrs from the Sligo Town Standhill area are seeking the restoration of Sligo Borough Council. Independent Cllr Declan Bree, People Before Profit Cllr Gino O Boyle, Sinn Fein Cllr Chris MacManus and Fianna Fail Cllr Rosaleen O’ Grady put forward a joint motion at the inaugural meeting…
Refurbishment works of Gate Lodge at Doorly Park to begin next month
Works are due to start on the refurbishment of the Gate Lodge at Doorly Park in Sligo town next month. It’s expected the building will add to the growing tourism potential of the area after a new pontoon jetty was opened in Doorly Park earlier this month. Two years ago,…
Councillors want to know why Sligo not included in elected mayors poll
Sligo municipal councillors want to know why Sligo Town has not been chosen among those where a poll will take place next May or whether or not a mayor should be directly elected by the people. Such a vote will take place in Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick. Sligo Municipal…
Calls made for new landing facilities at Inishmurray Island
A Sligo councillor says the ongoing issue of access to Inishmurray Island off the coast of North Sligo is ‘being turned into a political football.’ Independent Alliance Councillor Marie Casserly was speaking at this week’s meeting of councillors from Sligo Municipal District after she came under pressure to arrange a…
Sligo council calls for end to Direct Provision
Sligo County Council is to call on the government to end the Direct Provision system for asylum seekers. It’s after a proposal from Independent Socialist Councillor Declan Bree who described the system, as ‘inhumane.’ He says hundred of children born in Direct Provision centres have known no other type of…
Bree pays tribute to the late Jer O Leary, describing him as a larger than life figure
A veteran Sligo socialist has described the late trade unionist and actor Jer O Leary as a larger than life figure who had an array of facets to his life. The 73-year old Dubliner’s funeral Mass took place yesterday in St Agatha’s Church on North William Street in Dublin, after…
Bree urges people to have their say on disability plan
A Sligo councillor is urging people and those from the disability sector to come up with suggestions and recommendations that would improve life for those with disabilities. Councillor Declan Bree, chairman of a Sligo Disability Consultative Committee, was speaking after the County Council this week approved a draft disability plan…