Residents appeal for intervention on anti – social behaviour in St. Joseph’s Terrace Sligo
Residents in the St Joseph’s Terrace area of Sligo claim cars are being burned out, windows of cars and houses broken, and theft is rampant. Yet no one, including Gardai, are responding to their concerns.…
Animals treated better than humans claim after Leitrim ambulance delay
There’s anger in Co Leitrim after it took 85 minutes for an ambulance to arrive at a GAA pitch in the county, after a young man broke his leg in an Under 15 game between…
Traveller family member resident In Connaughton Road car park speaks out – ‘I was offered no house’
A member of one of the families living in caravans in Connaughton Road car in Sligo rang the North West Today show to insist she has been offered no alternative housing option by Sligo County…
Furious row as Travellers insist no alternative housing offered to Connaughton Road families
Tensions boiled over on North West Today when the spokesperson for the families living in Connaughton Road car park in Sligo rejected Sligo County Council’s claim that it had offered nine alternative accommodation sites to…
Karen’s blog on everyday motherhood proves a huge hit
Karen Delaney of Sligo, who is a recovering alcoholic and suffering from depression, has caused quite a stir with her new blog, ‘A Mammy’s Life’. It’s all to do with the everyday frustrations of a…
Traveller family in Connaughton Road car park rejected nine alternative housing options – widespread reaction
It’s emerged that members of the travelling community who have been living in caravans in Connaughton Road car park for over 20 years have rejected numerous offers of alternative accommodation by Sligo County Council. The…
We’re no emotional terrorists insist Co Leitrim family in HPV vaccination row
The Hollidge family from Co Leitrim react to the comments last week by the HSE’s Tony O’Brien that they are emotional terrorists, and the Health Minister’s advise to them to ‘butt out’ in the row…