Calls for local authorities to sign up to ‘All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’
An independent local election candidate is calling on Leitrim and Sligo County Council’s to sign up to the ‘All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’. The plan aims to and encourage farmers, local authorities, schools, gardeners and businesses, to improve their efforts to ensure bees can survive and thrive. One third of our bee…
Government urged to invest more in public housing
The Government are being urged to move away from the over reliance of the private market and drastically increase state building of public housing to help address the current housing crisis. Local election candidate Jamie Murphy has made the calls adding that there is an over reliance on private Landlords…
Manorhamilton candidate calls for move away from single-use plastic
A local election candidate in the Manorhamilton municipal district is calling for people to move away from single-use plastic items. He is also hoping that more local businesses, organisations and public buildings will get involved in the Refill Ireland scheme that is helping Irish towns and cities become more tap-water…
Local Councils failing to spend full allocations of traveller accommodations budgets
A Traveller support group is criticizing Sligo County Council for not spending all of the budget it was allocated for traveller accommodation last year. According to figures obtained by Sinn Fein Deputy Eoin O’ Broin there was an almost 50% underspend nationally of the Traveller accommodation budget in 2018. Sligo…
Sligo Traveller Group says Taoiseach’s announcement will boost employment prospects
The recognition of Travellers as an official ethnic group will build confidence and improve employment prospects for Travellers. That’s according to the Sligo Traveller Support Group who is welcoming the announcement by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday evening to recognise Travellers as an enthnic group for the first time. It…
Taoiseach’s announcement on Traveller recognition welcomed by Sligo group
The Sligo Traveller Support Group is welcoming today’s announcement by the Taoiseach to recognise Travellers as an ethnic group for the first time. It follows a lengthy campaign which has been ongoing for decades to recognise this minority group officially. Several human rights groups have also supported these calls including…