Most Vulnerable suffering due to lack of face to face services
A Sligo Councillor has called for a restoration of critical face to face services for the vulnerable in our community. Cathaoirleach of Sligo Municipal District, Cllr Thomas Walsh says facilities such as the Alzheimer’s Day Centre at Aughamore and the MS Therapy Centre, Woodhaven have been unable to stage…
Armed Response Unit must remain in Sligo
A local Councillor has called for the armed response unit to be permanently in Sligo The Cathaoirleach of Sligo Drumcliffe Municipal Area, Cllr Thomas Walsh has made the calls after the ARU has been based in Sligo since the 20th March. This unit is normally based in Ballyshannon,…
Walsh questions why north west has been ignored
A former Fine Gael General election candidate and sitting Councillor has become the latest local politician to question why there has been no Ministerial appointments from the North West in the new government. Sligo Drumcliff Councillor Thomas Walsh who ran for Fine Gael in the Sligo Leitrim constituency in…
Local Councillor welcomes free flu vaccine
A Sligo Councillor is welcoming the news that children and those in at risks groups in the north west will receive the flu vaccine for free the winter. There will be no charge for children aged between 2 and 12 and those in groups the HSE has designated as…
Sligo parents look to get autism units in schools reopened
Parents of children with autism in county Sligo have started a petition to get autism units in schools reopened this July. The move is being supported by Sligo-Drumcliffe Councillor Thomas Walsh. Councillor Walsh says schools closures have left children with autism struggling with a lack of routine and…
Local Councillor calls for clarity on Leaving Cert
It was confirmed in recent days that Fees for the Junior Cert are to be refunded. Minister for Education and Donegal TD, Joe McHugh made the announcement over the weekend. The deadline for Leaving Cert fee has also been extended. Sligo Fine Gael Councillor, Thomas Walsh is…
Walsh appeals for scrambler bikes to be kept off Sligo Way
A local county councillor is calling on members of the public to take a photo of those using scrambler bikes on the Sligo Way trail. Fine Gael Councillor Thomas Walsh says scrambler bikes are damaging the trail as well as endangering the safety of walkers.