Local TD claims clarity is needed on student accommodation plans
More clarity is needed regarding the Governments student accommodation plans. That’s according to Independent Sligo Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry, who was reacting to yesterday’s announcement that more than 2,700 affordable student accommodation beds will be built on college campuses across the country in the next five years. Sligo…
Sligo TD unhappy with lack of information on student accommodation
No decision has yet been made over who will be housed in two apartment complexes in Sligo. In June, it emerged that Benbulben and Milligan Court in the town which traditionally housed students were no longer to do so, with reports that they would be used as refugee accommodation…
Government urged to find a solution as firefighter strikes continue
Retained fire fighters across the North West are currently engaging in strike action again this afternoon. They’re resuming industrial action after voting to reject a Labour Court recommendation on pay and working hours, but will cover life-threatening emergencies. Speaking to Ocean FM News from the picket line, Independent TD Marc…
‘An unjustifiable attack’ – Connolly addresses MacSharry Dail outburst
Leas Ceann Comhairle Catherine Connolly has confirmed that she has written to Sligo Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry in relation to what she has described as ‘an unjustifiable and unfair attack on her integrity’ in the Dail last week. Last Wednesday, the Dail was temporarily suspended after newly Independent TD…
Shock resignation: Marc MacSharry quits Fianna Fáil
Sligo Leitrim TD Marc MacSharry has quit the Fianna Fail party. The Deputy’s shock resignation comes less than a fortnight after it emerged that a complaint was made against him by a Sligo Fianna Fáil Councillor ahead of his expected re-admittance to the party. In a statement, Deputy Marc…
Sligo TD expresses concern with continued eradication of public services
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the decision to permanently downgrade the National Driving Licence Service offices and replace personnel with information kiosks in Sligo’s Failte Ireland offices is a further eradication of services to the general public. Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughten recently confirmed in the Dáil that the…
Almost 4 million Euro for local schools under Summer Works Programme
€3.84m has been allocated to the Counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal under the Schools Summer Works Programme for 2022. 1.08 Million euro will be allocated to schools in Sligo, 1.5 million in Donegal, and 0.54 million to schools in Leitrim. Ten Primary and two Post Primary schools…