Recruitment drive will see services at Easkey and Enniscrone return to normal

SERVICES at Easkey Day Care Centre and Enniscrone Day Centre will return to a three and four day week respectively Cllr Dara Mulvey has been informed.

Cllr Mulvey (pictured right), speaking at the Forum on Tuesday this week, said the Easkey Social Day Centre operated from Monday to Thursday each week, while Enniscrone Social Day Centre operated on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday each week.

However, during the pandemic the opening days were reduced.

In a reply Dermot Monaghan, Chief Officer, Community Healthcare Organisation, said a HSE recruitment campaign is underway and once the posts are in place, this will allow for the Services at Easkey Social Day Centre to re-open four days per week and those at Enniscrone

Social Day Centre to re-open three days per week.

THE relatives of a much-loved Sligo couple whose grave at Sligo Cemetery was desecrated last week say they are “distraught” that the grave of their grandparents has been vandalised. Last Wednesday week, November 16, a night many will recall because there was a heavy, dense fog across the northwest, vandals struck at the grave of Elizabeth and Patrick Gethins.

The couple who had 21 children have more than 100 grandchildren, all of whom have been hugely upset by the damage done to the grave for no apparent reasons.

Large marble heart shaped tablets placed on the grave were tossed off and around the grave while a special flickering light was destroyed. A relative of Patrick and Elizabeth, told the Sligo Weekender: “We visited the grave on Thursday at 2pm and discovered the vandalism, it has upset everyone and while we can’t turn the clock back now, we want other families to be aware this can happen, but it is upsetting and we don;t understand why anyone would do this.”

“One of the things we want to highlight too is the need for more security at the grave.

“This happened at night, but the grave is only a few rows in from the front of Sligo Cemetery, so it would seem there needs to be more people on duty there to ensure vandalism doesn’t occur again,” they said.

The family member talked lovingly about Patrick and Elizabeth who lived in St Joseph’s and then moved to Cranmore. Patrick served in the Irish army, Elizabeth was busy at home, mother to 21 children.

Patrick passed away 27 years ago, Elizabeth just three years ago.

“In all that time we have never had an issue, but last week that changed, and we are saddened and upset about it,” the relative said.

“We are heartbroken because the thing is their final resting place has been disturbed.

“When people pass on the least we can expect is that they will rest in peace, but this didn’t happen and that is upsetting,” they added.

“Their resting place has been tarnished and we are highlighting this because we don’t want this to become a regular thing,” they added.

The relative confirmed that gardaí from Sligo garda station examined the vandalism at the grave on Thursday last.