Sligo Labour Party member calls for nurses’ fees to be waived
A Labour Party member in Sligo is calling for the registration fees for nurses and midwives to be waived for this year. Former general and local election candidate Nessa Cosgrove says the government is quick to offer applause and kind words for frontline workers. But she says waiving fees would…
Homeless crisis like to continue in the North West
A local representative of the Labour Party has urged people not to forget about the plight of the homeless in the lead up to Christmas. Former election candidate Nessa Cosgrave says there are currently 45 adults and 5 children in homeless accommodation in Sligo and that there are also…
Quicker turnaround time required for driving tests
A local Labour Party representative is calling on the government to implement a 10 week turn around for driving tests. The number of people waiting to get a test carried out continues to rise across the north west region with over 700 in Sligo, almost 500 in Leitrim and over…
Local Labour representative blasts Governments plan to defer sick pay bill
The government’s proposal to defer a bill that would give all workers statutory sick pay for six weeks has been described as a disgrace by a local representative of the Labour party. A Bill from Labour aims to see people have entitlement to sick pay if they have or…
Time for a general insurance indemnity against Covid-19
With childcare providers being told they can’t get insurance cover for the risk of COVID-19, a local member of the Labour party has called for a general insurance indemnity against Covid-19 related claims. The calls have been made by the former local and general election candidate Nessa Cosgrove. …
Major decision for new Labour Leader to make
Aodhán Ó Riordáin or Alan Kelly will be elected as the leader of the Labour Party this evening. Counting is expected to begin this afternoon, when An Post delivers the last postal ballots to the offices of accountancy firm Mazars in Dublin. Former Local and General election candidate…
Labour’s Nessa Cosgrove believes party leader isn’t ‘dynamic’ enough
Labour’s Nessa Cosgrove believes her party leader should step down. The comments were made on OceanFM’s live election coverage from the Sligo Park Hotel of the Sligo/Leitrim Constituency. Cosgrove lasted until the 6th count gaining 1,178 first preference votes and ended with a total tally of 1,305. Speaking to Niall…