Protest in Sligo today against government’s Housing for All Plan
The governments new Housing For All plan is ‘for the developers, not the ordinary people.’ That’s according to Nigel Gallagher of People Before Profit who is taking part in a protest today outside City hall in Sligo at 5.30pm this evening. Sligo Housing and Homeless Coalition are organising the demonstration…
LE candidate calls for ‘radical action’ on climate change
A local election candidate say ‘radical action’ is needed to tackle climate change. PBP candidate, Nigel Gallagher says the recent licences issued to energy company CNOCC to drill in the search for fossill fuels along the western coast is ‘hypocrisy’ on the Governments part. Nigel gallagher has been involved with…
Richard Boyd Barrett launches Sligo election candidates campaigns
People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett launched the local election campaigns of two candidates in Co Sligo last evening. He said his party would be fighting the elections on the issues of health, housing and the decline of rural Ireland. Outgoing Cllr Gino O’Boyle is running for the party…
People Before Profit to run Sligo and Donegal candidates in general election
The People before Profit Alliance in the Sligo Leitrim constituency has confirmed two candidates will run in the next General Election. Cyril Brennan from Ballyshannon and Nigel Gallagher from Sligo town have confirmed they will run for the the Alliance in the next election. The budget appears to be bringing…
Anti-water charge campaigners say ‘People Power’ has won
The Right to Water Charge movement says they want to use what they are calling as a ‘victory’ on the water charges issue as a ‘type of politics’ to change society for the better. The oireachtas committee on the future of domestic water charges is expected to recommend to government…
Anti-Trump protest to take place outside City Hall in Sligo
A protest is to take place in Sligo tomorrow against the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. It’s being organised by United Against Racism Sligo outside Sligo City Hall at 6pm. Nigel Gallagher, one of the organisers, tells Ocean FM News tomorrow evening’s protest…
Making water meters optional still leaves charges possible, says campaigner
A Sligo Right to Water campaigner says he fears giving people the option of whether or not they want water meters installed could be a used as a back-door way of going ahead with the introduction of charges. The energy regulator has recommended that the automatic rollout of water meters…