Sligo mother says people are ‘crying out’ for services for their children
A Sligo mother says parents are ‘crying out’ for proper public health services across a range of areas for their children. Yvonne Rainey was speaking to Ocean FM News yesterday in the foyer of Sligo County Council headquarters where parents launched a petition as part of their campaign. On April…
IT Sligo president tells council that fall in region’s population is cause of concern
The president of IT Sligo says the loss of population in counties Sligo, Donegal and Mayo is a serious concern. The latest census showed that the population is falling in Sligo, Donegal and Mayo which is the main catchment area for IT Sligo. Dr Brendan McCormack says it’s a double…
With N4, it’s now a question of . . . where’s the money?
The absence of funding is now the only thing that will prevent the start of work on the new N4 road from Collooney to Castlebaldwin. The scheme, estimated to cost in the region of €100m, is listed as a ‘key investment priority’ in the government’s published Capital Investment Programme 2016-2022.…
Councillor’s calls for alcohol to be removed from shops rejected
A Sligo county councillor says he is ‘bitterly disappointed’ that a majority of his colleagues on the council have voted against his motion calling for all alcohol products be removed from shops and supermarkets. Independent Councillor Michael Clarke’s motion also proposed training of staff to quaify them to sell alcohol.…
MacManus hits out at national media for undermining local Councillors
A retiring county councillor in Sligo has hit out at some commentators in the national media for what he has described as the ‘denigration and undermining’ of councillors. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor and former Mayor of Sligo Sean MacManus also condemned what he branded ‘the poison of social media where…
Tributes paid to retiring Sinn Fein Councillor
There were tributes and a standing ovation at this afternoon’s meeting of Sligo County Council to mark the retirement from politics of Sinn Fein’s Cllr Sean MacManus. Cllr MacManus served as a local representative for 23 years. He was elected to Sligo Corporation in 1994 and to the county council…
Donegal councillor calls for bill to have automatic inquest into every maternal death
Legislation is failing Irish families according to a Donegal Councillor. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh has called for the new Coroner’s Bill which is passing through the Oireachtas to ensure that an automatic inquest takes place in the case of every maternal death in Ireland. Recent figures show that of the 22…