‘A Door Opening’ project is culmination of council’s Decade of Centenaries programme
CATHAOIRLEACH, Cllr Gerard Mullaney, launched “A Door Opening: Sligo and the Legacies of Partition”, an anthology to mark the culmination of the Legacies of Partition project and Sligo County Council's Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 programme.
The launch took place at Sligo Central Library, with the Mayor of Sligo, Cllr. Declan Bree, Councillors Arthor Gibbons, Marie Casserly, Michael Clarke and Thomas Walsh, Chief Executive Martin Lydon and Director of Services, Dorothy Clarke also in attendance. As a closing project to the Sligo County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme, the anthology, “A Door Opening Sligo and the Legacies of Partition” met a key objective in promoting a deeper understanding of this particular period in our history.
It recognises a shared historical experience of those years which give rise to different narratives and memories through a series of workshops, launched by Fergal Keane in 2022 and facilitated by author and journalist, Susan McKay.
The volume, edited by Dr Keith Hopper, consists of submissions from those who attended the workshop series in Sligo facilitated by Susan McKay. The volume also features submissions by published well known writers including Fergal Keane, Carlo Gebler and Louise Kennedy.
Cllr. Mullaney noted that the volume represents an “openness and respect by all participants to listen, engage, commemorate” and “this equality is a fitting representation of the inclusion Sligo County Council endeavours to achieve with the Decade of Centenaries programme”.
A Door Opening: Sligo and The Legacies of Partition is available for free to pick up from your local Sligo Library branch.
IT was good news for the majority of the County’s care homes in the latest Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA) report.
The care homes at Ard na Veigh, Beech Villa, Drumiskabole Lodge, Glenbow Services, Innisfree, Maryville Services, Oxview Services and Shalom all passed with flying colours.
Ard na Veigh’s staff received a glowing commendation with the report saying, “staff were noted to be very focused on ensuring that residents receive a person-centred service which maximises their independent lifestyles.”
Meanwhile, residents at Maryville reported to the HIQA inspector that they “liked living in the centre, that they felt safe and that they got on well with each other”.
However, with regards to Juderobe care home in Sligo, while the HIQA inspector noted in the report that “each resident appeared relaxed and comfortable in their surroundings and all interacted with staff in a warm and familiar manner”, the home was only fully compliant with eight of the 16 regulations.
The home was classed as being “substantially compliant” with seven regulations and non-compliant with one.
The centre in question will now have to compile a report, detailing how they will comply with HIQA’s regulations in future.
Elsewhere in the north west, Loughtown House in Co. Leitrim and the homes inspected in Co Donegal – Teach Innisfree, Teach Inishal and Teach Owey – all passed with flying colours.