Sligo council to hold special meeting to hear from those who want to be president
Sligo County Council is to hold a special meeting to hear from those who want to be president. The support of four local authorities or 20 Oireachtas members is necessary to get a nomination to be on the ballot paper. Yesterday, a number of aspiring candidates addressed Leitrim County Council.…
Three presidential hopefuls are before Leitrim County Council hoping for a nomination
Three presidential hopefuls are appearing before Leitrim County Council today. Business men Sean Gallagher and Peter Casey are making their pitch to the council as is Sarah Louise Mulligan. They need the backing of 4 Councils or 20 oireachtas members to secure a nomination. Sean Gallagher, who got the nomination…
President Michael D. Higgins to attend ceremony in Ballisodare
The president of Ireland Michael D Higgins is to visit Ballisodare, Co Sligo, next April. He will arrive on the afternoon of Friday April 20 for a ceremony marking the official naming of Martin Savage Bridge in the village. A letter from Aras an Uachtarain confirming the President’s acceptance of…
Women’s Vigil takes place in Sligo today in solidarity with United States marches
A women’s vigil is taking place in Sligo today in solidarity with the women’s marches taking place across the United States. Organisers say they are to highlight women’s rights on the first day of the new presidential administration of Donald Trump. It’s taking place at the famine commemoration at St.…
Donegal teacher elected President of the TUI
A Donegal teacher has been elected, by a significant majority, as the next President of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland. Joanne Irwin, a teacher with Donegal ETB was elected to the top position in the TUI following a ballot of the Union’s 15,000 members. She received 66% of the vote…