Support for non traditional parties grows in Sligo-Strandhill
41.4% of voters in the Sligo-Strandhill electoral area gave their first preference vote to a candidate not from one of traditionally larger parties. According to tally figures, 3,454 of 8,342 voters avoided Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin or Labour in their first preference an increase from 3,154 in…
Former election candidate says re-opening power stations is like attempting to blow life into a corpse
A former local election candidate in the north west is strongly criticising moves by a group of rural TDs to re-open power generating stations at Lanesboro and Shannonbridge. The proposals were included in a number of measures to tackle the cost of living crisis. The rural group called for…
All outgoing councillors returned in Manorhamilton Municipal District
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will be expected to establish control of the new County Council in Leitrim. Fianna Fail will have 6 Councillors on the new local authority, Fine Gael will have four, there are also four independents while Sinn Fein have lost half of their seats from 2014…
Counting underway in Donegal Municipal District
The counting is underway in the Donegal Electoral area in the local election in the John Bosco Community Centre in Donegal two this morning. All the boxes in the area have now been tallied. Yesterday evening one set of figures was missing from Bundoran – this has now been located.…
Local election candidate says cuts to grants for elderly and people with disabilities are ‘savage’
An Independent candidate in the local elections in Sligo has described cuts to grants for the elderly and people with disabilities as ‘savage.’ Last week, a number of local politicians welcomed funding for the Housing Adaptation Grants Scheme in Sligo. But in response to a query from Ocean FM Radio,…
Sligo man Blaine Gaffney to seek Fine Gael nomination for 2019 local elections
A young Sligo man confirmed this week he intends to seek a nomination to run for Fine Gael in the local elections next year. Blaine Gaffney is from Sligo town and currently works as parliamentary assistant to Fine Gael TD in Sligo Leitrim Tony McLoughlin. He has made the decision…