Doorly Park Residents’ Association granted leave to apply for Judicial Review of Council decision
The High Court in Dublin has granted the Doorly Park Residents’ Association leave to apply for Judicial Review of the decision by Sligo County Council not to update the Environment Impact Study for the new bridge over the Garavogue at Doorly Park. The Residents’ Association had raised concerns last…
Two men granted bail by High Court in Tom Niland case
Two men charged with the aggravated burglary at the home of Tom Niland have had their bail set at €11,500, the Irish Times reports. The 73 year old farmer remains on life support after sustaining serious injuries during the incident at his home in Doonflynn, Skreen, Co. Sligo on the…
State asked to do the right thing for the family of a seriously ill woman
The family of a seriously ill woman that sued the HSE over the care she received in Sligo General Hospital and Mayo University have requested that the state allow her case of assessment damages and future needs cases of her children be heard together at the high Court. Under…
McConalogue asked to explain court move in Sligo animal welfare case
There are calls for Agriculture Minister and Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue to explain why he is seeking to set aside a suspended prison sentence imposed on a Department of Agriculture official from Sligo who was convicted of animal neglect and welfare offences. The convictions were imposed at Sligo District Court…
Leitrim man’s application to oppose Referendum result before the High Court
A Leitrim resident is one of those whose application to challenge the result of the recent abortion referendum will come before the courts today. The High Court is due to hear separate applications this morning from three people seeking to challenge the result of last month’s referendum. Last month, the…
Council examines implications of High Court case
Sligo County Council says it is examining the implications of a High Court decision for the maintenance of its local authority houses. It comes after the court decided to award €105,000 to a man who slipped on the front porch of his local authority house in Sligo. Thomas Keegan, of…
As election looms, Sligo man brings High Court case on constituency boundaries
A Sligo-born former politician says if the government falls, a raft of budget proposals, including social welfare increases to more than a million people, may not be approved. Geevagh native Joe Costello, a former Labour Party TD, senator and junior minister, also says if an election goes ahead, it would…