Sligo Pride urges members of the LGBTQ community to be more security conscious
Sligo Pride has called for members of the LGBTQ community to take extra precautions following suspicious murders of two men in Sligo this week Gardaí are investigating whether there is a homophobic hate-related motive to the murders, and whether the victims met their attacker online. Sligo Pride has…
Local TD calls for balanced used of mobile data during Garda investigations
Sligo/Leitrim TD and Sinn Fein spokesman on Justice Martin Kenny says people have a right to privacy but they also have a right to be protected from dangerous offenders. He was speaking in the aftermath of yesterday’s ruling by European Court of Justice on access to mobile phone data.…
Leitrim TD expresses concern with Garda overtime payments
A Sligo Leitrim TD is calling into question the amount of money spent on garda overtime. The calls come after it emerged that two gardai and three sergeants received over 50,000 euro each in overtime last year. According to freedom of information figures, one officer got 61,000 euro.…
Politicians concerned about their personal safety
The Sinn Fein spokesman on justice and equality, Sligo/Leitrim TD Martin Kenny says politicians are becoming increasingly concerned for their safety as the country emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic. TDs, Senators, and ministers are to receive briefings on security measures from An Garda Síochána later this month. Politicians…
Lack of investment in mental health care is leading to many sleeping rough
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the lack of investment in mental health is a contributing factor to the number of people that are currently sleeping rough on the streets in towns across the local region and country. Deputy Martin Kenny has made the comments after a noticeable increase in…
Local TD fears schools will find it difficult to fully reopen this week
A Sligo Leitrim TD is warning that schools face a major challenge when it comes to re-opening after the Christmas break with Covid-19 numbers currently so high. The Teachers Union of Ireland claim there isn’t a ‘one-size fits all’ method to reopening schools. Representatives from the teaching unions…
North West left exposed as Gardaí from this region work in Dublin
There are fears that Local communities in the North West and Border Regions where a number of robberies and burglaries have taken place in recent times could be left short of Garda protection as officers from the local garda divisions are being deployed to Dublin to help with policing in…