Discussions expected to take place on Enniscrone Plebiscite
The long running plebiscite issue in relation to Enniscrone will be discussed at senior government level next week. A campaign spanning well over 15 years to allow locals determine the spelling of the County Town has resulted in the government considering amending legislation to allow a plebiscite to take…
Plebiscite delay damaging Enniscrone
The tourism potential of Enniscrone is being damaged by the failure to hold a plebiscite which will is required to decide on how the place name of the town should be officially spelt. Any successful outcome is being held up to conflicting views between the Department of Housing and…
Plebiscite to be used for Enniscrone naming decision
It’s understood that major Progress has been made on the necessary legal work to hold plebiscites; one of which will be required to decide on how the place name of Enniscrone should be officially spelt. Official road signs spelling the Sligo Town starting with an “I” is believed to be…
No indication as to when Enniscrone plebicite will take place
A West Sligo community is now as far away as ever from knowing when it can hold a plebiscite to change its name. The coastal village of Enniscrone had hoped to hold the plebiscite before the end of this year. It wants to change its official name from Inniscrone/Inishcrone, beginning…
Enniscrone name-change plebiscite may be facing delay
There are fears that a plebiscite to change the name of Enniscrone in West Sligo cannot now take place in the immediate future, as residents in the West Sligo coastal village had been hoping. They want to change the name from Inniscrone to Enniscrone, beginning with an ‘E’ instead of…
Enniscrone plebiscite: Has Sligo County Council got the money?
People in Enniscrone in west Sligo are preparing for a vote on changing the name of their village later this year. But one of the questions that has now arisen is if the council has the funding to hold the vote, known as a plebiscite. Sligo County Council Chief Executive…
Councillor says plebiscite necessary to settle issue of Enniscrone spelling
A West Sligo councillor is calling for the people of Enniscrone to be given the opportunity to decide on the spelling of their coastal town. Fianna Fail Councillor Joe Queenan is hoping that can be done by enabling people in the town to vote in a plebiscite. For some…