Sligo/Leitrim TD tells Dail of constituent’s horror in mother and baby home
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says we must create a new society in which horrors such as what happened in the mother and baby homes can never happen again. During an emotional Dail debate on the mother…
Minister refutes Bree’s stance on resources for homelessness
The government minister with responsibility for housing has strongly disputed a Sligo councillor’s claim that not enough is being done to tackle homelessness. Independent Councillor Declan Bree told Housing and Urban Renewal Minister Damien English…
Illegal dumping taking council resources away from other needs
The Cathaoirleach of the Ballymote/Tubbercurry Municipal District says continued illegal dumping across Sligo is taking funding away from where it would be much better spent. Fine Gael councillor Dara Mulvey highlighted the build up of…
Leitrim IFA man hits back at minister’s ‘scaremongering’ comments
A local Leitrim IFA officer has hit back at Agriculture Minister Michael Creed who has accused farming organisations of ‘scaremongering’ about the future of regional veterinary laboratories. The minister was responding to a question from…
Major home economics conference at St Angela’s College in Sligo
A major international Home Economics conference is taking place in Sligo this week. The International Federation for Home Economics Conference is being hosted by St. Angela’s College from tomorrow until Saturday. The Minister of State…
Minister tells Sligo council it will get the housing staff it needs
A government minister has promised Sligo County Council that if it needs more staff in its housing department to deal with specific schemes or projects, they will be approved. Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal…
Rescue 116 wreckage found off North Mayo coast
The wreckage of the Rescue 116 helicopter has been found off the county Mayo coast. The coastguard confirmed the wreckage was found on the sea bed on the eastern side of Blackrock, at a depth…
