Sligo councillor claims the government failed to plan for increased student numbers attending Sligo ATU
A Sligo councillor says calls by the Minister for Higher Education pleading with homeowners to rent a room to students in order to help ease the student accommodation crisis smells of desperation. Minister Harris made the calls adding that families living in social housing and social welfare recipients can…
Local councillor calls for bona fide of beggars to be examined
A Sligo Cllr is calling for a multiagency meeting over the legitimacy of beggars in Sligo town. The call comes as a similar meeting which is due to take place in Letterkenny next week regarding the issue. There’s ongoing concern that some of those begging on the streets…
“Proposed compromise” on Strandhill enhancement plans
A new proposal is on the table as it relates to the enhancement scheme for Strandhill. It follows an assessment of a previous public consultation held earlier this year, which found that some residents would like to see improvements at Strandhill while others were opposed to any changes. …
Sligo County Council to write to Government over rent freeze calls
Sligo County Council has agreed to write to the Government, calling for the introduction of immediate rent freezes. A number of local rent hike instances were raised at the latest sitting of Sligo County Council, with the rent case in Tubbercurry where the landlord raised the rent by 75%…
Councillor wants Minister to give date for provision of abortion services in Sligo
A Sligo councillor says the lack of abortion services in the county is now going on for too long, four years after a majority voted in a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor O Boyle says because of this women still have to leave the…
Local Councillor warns of the lack of emergency accommodation in Sligo
There are warnings being sounded this morning in relation to the amount of emergency accommodation available in Sligo. Local councillor Gino O’ Boyle is calling for emergency measures to be introduced which will prevent families ending up on the street. He has called for similar measures to be introduced…
Sligo Councillor says more support must be given to Irish people born in England
Today’s monthly meeting of Sligo County Council will hear calls for the local authority to Contact the government in relation to providing redress and assistance to Irish babies born in England when it comes to securing their Irish Bert Certificates. Sligo Strandhill Councillor Gino O’ Boyle has tabled a…