Sligo Councillor claims that Ireland’s ‘ticking bomb’ health care is putting lives at risk
A Sligo Councillor is warning that the situation where many people cant’s get access to, or are unable to afford GP visit costs is placing the health of many and indeed several lives at risk in this region and throughout the Country. Solidarity people Before Profit Gino O…
Sligo councillor calls for TV Licence fee to be scrapped
Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O’Boyle has called for Ireland to join the ever-increasing number of European countries that have scrapped the licence fee for public broadcasting. It was previously reported that TV licence revenue is down nearly €3.7 million since RTÉ was engulfed in controversy over…
Sligo councillor calls the provision of more modular homes to ease housing crisis
With the ongoing housing crisis continuing to impact the north-west region, a Sligo Councillor is calling on the local authority to take more measures to rectify the issue. Solidarity-People Before Profit Councillor Gino O’Boyle has previously been an outspoken critic of the council’s approach to housing. He raised the subject…
Sligo Councillor says ‘right of first refusal’ will not ease housing crisis
A Sligo Councillor is warning that extending a ‘right of first refusal’ for tenants whose rental homes are being sold will not make any serious inroads in the housing crisis currently gripping the North West region. People Before Profit Councillor Gino O’ Boyle the scheme was announced in hast…
Funeral of Jessica McLoughlin to take place today
The funeral of a Sligo woman who died after being stuck by a train in Ballisodare on Wednesday last will take place later today. The funeral mass of Jessica Mc Loughlin from Yeats Drive, Cranmore is due to take place in St. Anne’s Church Sligo at 11am. She will…
Local councillor calls for bona fide of beggars to be examined
A Sligo Cllr is calling for a multiagency meeting over the legitimacy of beggars in Sligo town. The call comes as a similar meeting which is due to take place in Letterkenny next week regarding the issue. There’s ongoing concern that some of those begging on the streets…
Sligo councillor expresses concern over local emergency calls being answered in Galway
Questions are being asked over how effective having Garda personnel in Galway answer calls from Sligo. Currently, the communications centre for emergency calls for this region is located in Galway with calls dealt with by Garda there with subsequent direction given. However it’s thought that it would be…