More transparency needed regarding vacant council homes
Calls are being made for more transparency regarding the number of vacant council houses in the North West. It emerged earlier this week that there were 216 empty council homes in the north west at the end of the first six months of this year. Sligo had 25, Leitrim had…
Significant Government support for children’s waiting list times motion
The Government’s response to a motion on waiting list times for children with disabilities has been described as a “rare victory”. The motion also called for an end to assessment delays and improvements to the current lack of education supports and appropriate school places for children with disabilites. It was…
Local Labour Party Rep claims Children with autism and other disabilities are being failed by the Government.
Labour will bring a motion to the Dáil on Wednesday, calling for financial relief to be provided to parents and caregivers of people with disabilities. The motion will also call for an end to assessment delays and improvements to the current lack of education supports and appropriate school places…
Sligo Labour Party activist asking people to complete survey on towns, villages
A Sligo Labour Party activist is urging people to complete a survey on what’s needed to ensure the future of towns and villages. The Labour Party is carrying out the survey to hear what people think needs to be done to restore and improve local urban centres and main streets.…
Labour’s Nessa Cosgrove believes party leader isn’t ‘dynamic’ enough
Labour’s Nessa Cosgrove believes her party leader should step down. The comments were made on OceanFM’s live election coverage from the Sligo Park Hotel of the Sligo/Leitrim Constituency. Cosgrove lasted until the 6th count gaining 1,178 first preference votes and ended with a total tally of 1,305. Speaking to Niall…
2 candidates attend Sligo meeting on childcare
Two local general elections candidates in Sligo and Leitrim have hit out after the low number of candidates that attended last nights Early Years Sector meeting. The meeting in Sligo was held to invite all general election candidates to hear the issues that the childcare system is facing. Labour Candidate…
SPBP and Labour clash over pension proposals
A Sligo/Leitrim general election candidate is claiming old-age pensioners have been ‘shafted’ because of proposals to raise the pension age. It’s as reports emerge that some senior politicians can retire from politics at 50 on what has been described as ‘gold-plated pensions.’ Next year, the age at which a person…