“It’s hard, but it’s all worth it”- candidate’s spouses on life of a councillor
Three spouses of candidates contesting this year’s elections in Sligo joined Niall Delaney for a unique insight into the life of a candidate. Naomi and Freya Taylor (wife and daughter of Paul), Mel Casserly (husband of Marie) and Majella Healy (wife of Thomas) detail their experiences from the other…
Clarke and Taylor re-elected in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
Independent Michael Clarke and Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor have both been re-elected to Sligo County Council after the sixth count in the Ballymote-Tubbercurry electoral area. The two candidate’s elections follow the distribution of Jennifer Van Aswegan 830 votes which put them over the quota of 2021. Clarke topped the poll…
Counting of Sligo-Drumcliffe underway
Counting for the third and final electoral area of Sligo County Council is underway at the Sligo Park Hotel. The five-seater Sligo-Drumcliffe is set to be hotly contested as ten candidates battle it out for a spot on the local authority. According to yesterday’s tally figures, Fianna Fáil’s Edel McSharry…
Paul Taylor set to top the poll in Ballymote-Tubbercurry
The picture is becoming clearer in Ballymote-Tubbercurry following the first count at The Sligo Park Hotel. Fianna Fáil’s Paul Taylor, who topped the poll in 2019 looks set to do the same again after recording 1,924 in the first count this time around. He is within touching distance of the…
Counts four and five completed in Sligo-Strandhill
The fourth and fifth count have just been completed in the Sligo-Strandhill electoral area. No candidate was elected following the counts at The Sligo Park Hotel. None of the remaining candidates reached the quota of 1,188. Labour Party candidate Nessa Cosgrove has once again increased her vote, this time to…
Cosgrove edges closer to election in Sligo-Strandhill
Nessa Cosgrove has edged closer to being elected in the Sligo-Strandhill electoral area. No candidate elected following the third count at The Sligo Park Hotel. None of the remaining candidates reached the quota of 1,188. Distributing of Tom MacSharry’s votes have seen an increase of Labour Party candidate’s Cosgrove vote…
Second count underway in Sligo-Strandhill
The second count is underway to elect candidates onto the Sligo-Strandhill electoral area of Sligo County Council. Earlier this evening, Independent Socialist candidate Declan Bree (1,537) and Tom MacSharry of Fianna Fáil (1,374) exceeded the quota of 1,188 following the first count and were deemed elected. As a…