Sligo Co Co defers the adoption of Traveller Accommodation Plan
Sligo County Council has deferred the adoption of a five-year Traveller accommodation plan. The decision was taken by councillors yesterday on the proposal of Independent Socialist Cllr Declan Bree and seconded by People Before Profit Cllr Gino O Boyle. The Sligo Traveller Support Group had requested the deferral until September…
Sligo councillors asked to defer adoption of new Traveller Accommodation Plan
The Sligo Traveller Support Group is calling on the county council NOT go ahead at its meeting this coming Monday with the proposed adoption of a five-year Traveller Accommodation Plan. The support group says there are a range of issues it wants to see rectified first. These include agreed terms…
Sligo Co Co deny Connaughton Rd clean-up operation has resulted in a fire hazard
Sligo County Council has strongly disputed claims that its recent clean-up in the Connaughton Road Car Park in Sligo Town has resulted in a fire hazard to the Traveller family living there. It also says that because of intimidation and violence in the past, gardai are now required to protect…
Sligo Traveller family feature on ‘RTE Investigates’ programme
A local Sligo traveller representative says last night’s RTE programme featuring members of the travelling community from Sligo highlights the pain and misery they have been subjected to for decades. The RTE Investigate programme ‘Living on the Fringes’ featured the Ward family from Glenview halting site on Ash Lane. There…
Sligo council says it’s doing its best to find a just solution to car park Traveller issue
A Sligo county council official says he does not see the long-running issue over a Traveller family living in a public car park in Sligo town as having now developed into a legal dispute between the sides. That’s despite the fact there are now legal representatives acting for both the…