Sligo Borough Council - Communications

Communications Office

The Communications Office was established to provide information services to the Elected Members, staff, media and general public, as well as providing administrative support to the Cathaoirleach.

Contact Magazine

Sligo Local Authorities publish a quarterly magazine for the general public, ‘Contact’, which provides news and information from Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council. The magazine is circulated with the local newspapers, and is also available from a network of outlets throughout the county. An on-line version of the magazine is available on www.sligococo.ie

E-Contact

To supplement the quarterly magazine, the Communications Offices also publish a monthly enewsletter. E-Contact is circulated to individuals and groups who register their interest on-line. A ‘hard copy’ of the enewsletter is also available to those without access to a computer.

Website

The Communications Office works with the Information Technology section to maintain and update the Sligo local authorities’ websites. The sites provide on-line access to application forms and guidelines, contact details for all the services, weekly roads reports, monthly news digest, and all the current advertisements and recruitment notices. In 2006 the websites will be upgraded to facilitate access for people visual impairment, and will also be adapted to present information in the Irish language.

Open Local Government Initiative

Under its ‘Open Local Government’ initiative, local school children invited to County Hall to attend a monthly meeting of the Council. The children also attend a presentation on the role and services of the Council, and are given an information pack of brochures, newsletters and reports.

Cathaoirleach's Awards

The Cathaoirleach's Awards Scheme was introduced in 2000 to reward the many volunteers in County Sligo who have given special service to their community. The award winners in 2005 were:

Arts - Seana Haughey
Environment and Heritage - Tom Haran
Community - Alfie Gallagher
Sports - Eileen Brennan
National Schools - Scoil Ursula

Stay in Touch

To register for news and information updates from the Sligo Local Authorities, visit www.sligococo.ie, email communications@sligococo.ie or phone 071 9111016.

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