Over May, June and July Sligo Forum hosted a number of training events for the community sector around Sligo.  On average 10 people attended each of the four events in leadership training, community profiling, presentation skills and ‘doing funding applications’.  Overall the feedback gathered from the evaluation sheets was very positive, with the vast majority [...]

In June 2009, Nick Nixon from the Carers Association gave a presentation to forum members outlining the supports and challenges facing carers in County Sligo.  The carers association run a monthly support group and offer training to Carers in County Sligo.  As well as this, the carers association advocate for carers and try to influence [...]