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…
Sligo Councillors voice opposition to gold prospecting licences.
Sligo Council have joined their counterparts in Leitrim by calling on the Minister for Environment Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan not to grant a prospecting licence for gold to Flintridge Resources for close to 50 Townlands in North Leitrim. Leitrim Councillor had recently passed a…
Sligo councillor calls for action from local TDs on baby homes abuses
A Sligo councillor is asking local TDs what they are doing about getting justice for the children who were abused, and some of whom died, in orphanages and mother and baby homes across the country. Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O Boyle is making the calling following the broadcasting…
O’Boyle says government not doing enough to clip vulture funds
A Sligo councillor says the Government’s proposed plans to deter and limit the ability of investment funds to buy up housing do not go far enough. New changes include a 10% increase in stamp duty on the purchases of ten or more properties over a 12 month period. Apartments will…