Solidarity with refugees rally scheduled to take place in Sligo
A local representative for the Labour party has blasted attempts to attribute responsibility for the health and housing crisis with refugees that are arriving in the country. Nessa Cosgrove, the Local Area Representative for Labour in Sligo Leitrim made the comments just days after an anti-refugee rally was…
Local Labour Party member says minimum wages should reflect cost of living crisis
A former local and general election candidate is calling on the government to raise the minimum wage. She says the current planned raise is not enough to help families in the northwest this winter. The currently minimum wage is €10.50 an hour and it’s understood the government plan to…
New leader means new beginning claims local Labour Party representative
A north west representative for the Labour party has backed the party Leaders calls for a mini budget and a national pay rise to tackle the rising costs of living. Ivana Bacik was elected as the head of the party after her nomination was unopposed yesterday. Already she…
Sligo Labour Party rep says hybrid model the only fair option for Leaving Cert
A Sligo/Leitrim Labour Party representative is calling on the government to immediately start planning for a hybrid Leaving Certificate so as to provide clarity and certainty for students. Former election candidate Nessa Cosgrove says a survey by the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union showed two-thirds of exam students support a hybrid…
Housing Minister should be held accountable for the current accommodation crisis
On the day that a homeless and accommodation protest is taking place in Sligo, calls are being made on the local authority to hold Minister for Housing to account. Sligo Traveller Support Group staged a protest at the offices of Sligo County Council earlier this morning. Meanwhile the…
Code of Practice not protecting workers enough
The right to disconnect from work should be enshrined into law. Sligo/Leitrim Local Area Representative with the Labour party, Nessa Cosgrove, says the newly introduced Code of Practice is a positive first step but it doesn’t go far enough to protect workers. Labour’s Working From Home (Covid-19) Bill would make…
Cosgrove calls for action plan to tackle waiting lists
There has been a 13% increase in waiting lists for treatment at Sligo University Hospital since January last year. Sligo Labour Party activist Nessa Cosgrove says the numbers waiting for both outpatient and inpatient treatments increased from more than 20,000 to almost 23,000 between January 2020 and February 2021. …