“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…
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…
Agri Week podcast 07/03/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan is out of the warm studio and attends the Sligo branch IFA’s ‘Enough is Enough’ protest outside the offices of Sligo County Council. While John Lynch is in Kinlough to talk to farmers in north Leitrim as they signal their discontent at the local authority’s…
Opening of Ballyshannon Community Hospital hits stumbling block
Ongoing negotiation between the HSE and the INMO over the new 80-bed community hospital in Ballyshannon has hit another stumbling block. It is believed a vote took place on Thursday regarding what the INMO feel are unsafe planned staffing levels. Nurses have previously said they want to ensure…
Agri Week podcast 01/02/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan chats to west Sligo native Christopher Tuffy, who has been as the National Dairy Council’s latest Farm Ambassador. Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor, Padraig Fallon is calling for ACRES payments to be made in full. Head of Farm Support at Ifac, Philip O’Connor checks in…