Sligo Community Forum

Sligo Community Forum, established in March 2000, is a representative body of community groups and voluntary organisations active and operating in County Sligo. It provides a platform for affiliated community and voluntary groups to exchange information, share experiences, and work collectively to voice issues and concerns relating to the economic, social and cultural development of the county.

Some of the many Community Forum activities in 2004 included:

• In April the Community Forum held a very successful information workshop on Charities Legislation and all groups were invited to attend this workshop which helped formulate our policy response to the Charities Legislation Document, with praise given for this response.
• A number of information evenings were held in April/May with the Cross Border Worker around the county offering advice on a number of different community issues.
• A Draft County Development Plan community Consultation meeting was held in July, a proactive approach to dealing with the Development Plan. This was very well received by both Planning department staff and the public.
• Successful submissions were made to the Development Contribution Scheme, the Strategic Policy Committees and the VEC nomination processes. The Forum have increased their places on the SPC’s ensuring that the Community & Voluntary Voice is heard on the policy making committees. 10 Community and Voluntary representatives were nominated by the Corporate Policy Group to the four SPC’s.
• 5 local election evenings were held resulting in 10 new members to the Executive increasing representation from around the county.
• The Forum had its first public AGM on 30 November.
   

Sector	Agency/Body	Name
Local Government	SPC Chair	Cllr Jimmy McGarry
	SPC Chair	Cllr Joe Queenan
	SPC Chair	Cllr John Sherlock
	SPC Chair	Cllr Tony McLoughlin
	County Manager	Mr Hubert Kearns
	Cathaoirleach	Cllr Margaret Gormley
	Urban Representative	Cllr Sean MacManus
Local Development	County Enterprise Board	Mr John Reilly
	County Enterprise Board	Mr Padraig Branley
	Sligo LEADER	Mr Gerry Mullaney
	LEADER	Mr Sean Tempany
	Sligo Partnership	Ms Miriam Kivlehan
	Sligo Partnership	Mr Michael Quigley
	State	NWHB
	Agencies	Ms Sheila Smith
	FAS	Ms Myria Scanlon Trill
	Teagasc	Mr Martin Henry
	VEC	Mr Martin O'Brien
	Enterprise Ireland	Mr Barry Egan
	IDa Ireland	Ms Michelle Mahon
	Regional Tourism Organisation	Mr Damien Brennan
	Dept. CSFA	Mr Christy McDonagh
	Dept. of JE & LR	Chief Supt. Michael Staunton
	Institute of Technology	Ms Rosemary O'Reilly
	Dept. of Education & Science	Mr Frank Fox
	Western Development Commission	Ms Fiona Candon
Social Partners Sector	Employment & Business Organisations	Mr Felim McNeela
	Trade Unions	Mr Hugh McConville
	Agricultural & Farming Organisation	Mr Gerard Queenan
	Community & Voluntary Organisation Forum	Ms Roisin McGlone
	Com. & Vol. Organisation Forum	Mr Tom McGettrick
	County Childcare Committee	Ms Sharon Boles