STSG spokesperson responds to ‘out of touch’ comments made by Sligo County Council
Jamie Murphy of the Sligo Traveller Support Group has responded to criticism aimed at the service today. A statement released to OceanFM News from Sligo County Council Corporate Service said that the group are ‘out of touch.’ Mr. Murphy has responded saying that the local authority have consistently failed to…
Passing of Sligo Council Budget will help provide stability according to Cathaoirleach
The passing of the Sligo Council budget for 2020 will help provide economic stability and will encourage economic growth in the County that’s according to the Cathaoirleach of Sligo Council Tom MacSharry. Councillors in Sligo voted 12 votes to 3 in favour of the proposals on Friday. Councillor MacSharry earlier…
Sligo councillors adopt budget for 2020 on third attempt
Sligo’s county councillors have adopted their Budget for 2020 on their third attempt. Councillors voted by 12 votes to 3 in favour of the proposals at last evening’s meeting, which lasted only ten minutes. On this occasion, the Fine Gael members of the council voted in favour of the Budget,…
Sligo Traveller Support Group described as ‘out of touch’ in statement by Sligo County Council Corporate Services
Sligo Traveller Support Group has been described as ‘out of touch’ in a statement from Sligo County Council Corporate Services. In the statement released to OceanFM News, the council raised issue with an article posted on the OceanFM website on November 27th where Jamie Murphy of the Sligo Traveller Support…
Sligo County Council failed to agree on a budget for the second time
Sligo county councillors will meet again next Friday evening in a final attempt to agree on a budget for the coming year. It follows a meeting yesterday evening lasting about 10 minutes during which councillors voted 9-6 against adopting the budget. Fine Gael, Independent Socialist and Sinn Fein councillors voted…
Sligo Councillors meeting in effort to pass budget for year ahead
Sligo county councillors are meeting around now for a second time this evening in an effort to pass a budget for the year ahead. They failed to pass the budget last Monday after Fianna Fail Councillor Paul Taylor proposed that they do so. The four councillors who formed a Pact…
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council says any form of intimidation or bullying will not be tolerated
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council says any form of intimidation or bullying will not be tolerated in the council. Fianna Fail Councillor Tom MacSharry was responding to claims of bullying by another councillor. The councillor alleged during an interview on Ocean FM last week that bullying occurred during efforts…