Protest underway over ongoing works in Grange
A protest is underway in Grange over ongoing footpath works taking place near the local primary school in the village. The works are funded under the Active Travel Scheme in the region of €50,000 and will see footpaths installed on the bridge and adjacent to the school. However…
Mass movement to be mobilised over rising cost of living – Bree
A mass movement will be mobilised within the coming months which will force the Government to act on the rise in the cost of living. That’s according to Sligo Independent Socialist Cllr, Declan Bree, who made his comments after Sligo’s cost of living protest outside the Town Hall on…
Dail protest today over Traveller mental health concerns
A Donegal Senator has described an unfulfilled promise by Government to provide more mental health services to the traveller community as ill treatment. Traveller campaigners are gather outside the Dail around now to demand a government action plan to tackle high rates of mental health illness and suicide in…
Unionists to protest against Protocol in Derry
Thousands of Unionists will protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol in Derry tonight. They’ll call for the post-Brexit trade deal to be scrapped when they gather at Newbuildings at 7.30. The British government is planning legislation to over-ride the agreement with the EU – in a bid to…
North West poultry producers stage protest
A number of poultry producers in the north west gathered in Cavan this morning to highlight income losses. The producers and members of the IFA Poultry Committee convened at the main retailers in the town: Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes and SuperValu. IFA Poultry Chairman Andy Boylan says poultry…
Nurses to stage lunchtime protest in Sligo tomorrow (Tuesday)
A lunchtime protest by nurses over staffing levels and working conditions is being planned for tomorrow outside Sligo University Hospital. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation points out this is not industrial action but a public protest to highlight the challenges experienced by members on a day-to-day basis. The protest…
Protest against military coup in Sudan taking place in Sligo today
A protest is taking place this afternoon against the military coup in Sudan. Sudanese have taken to the streets this week against General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s take over with confrontations between soldiers and protesters taking the death toll to at least 11. The demonstration in Sligo is taking place outside…