Tributes paid to former Sligo Mayor and Cathaoirleach
The death has taken place of the Former Sligo Councillor and Mayor, Padraig Branley. Padraig Branley was a native of Glencar and first elected to Sligo Borough Council in 1994 and Sligo County Council in 1999. He was elected Mayor of Sligo in 1998 and Cathaoirleach of Sligo…
Funeral cortege of John Harrison, Freeman of Sligo, to proceed through town
The funeral takes place in Sligo this morning of a former mayor of the town, John Harrison. The former Fianna Fail councillor was a former member of Sligo Corporation, later Sligo Borough Council, a former secretary of Feis Shligigh and a former principal of Ballinode Community College. In December 1997,…
Group of Sligo councillors call for restoration of Sligo Borough Council
A group of cllrs from the Sligo Town Standhill area are seeking the restoration of Sligo Borough Council. Independent Cllr Declan Bree, People Before Profit Cllr Gino O Boyle, Sinn Fein Cllr Chris MacManus and Fianna Fail Cllr Rosaleen O’ Grady put forward a joint motion at the inaugural meeting…
‘Indecisive; mobile toilet in storage for years’ – Mayor says the Borough Council did not always serve Sligo well
The mayor of Sligo is opposing any moves to restore Sligo Borough Council, saying doing so would be setting up another layer of bureaucracy that’s not needed. He was one of two Fine Gael councillors to vote against a motion at this week’s meeting of Sligo County Council calling on…