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Sligo councillor pays emotional tribute to the late Tom Niland

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Sligo councillor pays emotional tribute to the late Tom Niland

The late Tom Niland has been remembered at today’s sitting of Sligo County Council.

 

Mr Niland, who was in his 70s, was injured during a burglary of his home near Skreen in January 2022.

 

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As a result of the burglary Tom Niland was left on life support with severe injuries.

 

He died on Saturday morning.

 

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Three men had been charged in relation to the incident

 

 

Local Independent Cllr Michael Clarke says Tom would not want to be remembered for what happened on that awful day in January of last year: