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By Eoghan Murphy · Shannonside · 25 September 2026
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Junior Minister Marian Harkin says Sligo is set to get an eight-bed women’s refuge, which will also accommodate people from Leitrim.The Shannonside region is a...
Junior Minister Marian Harkin says Sligo is set to get an eight-bed women’s refuge, which will also accommodate people from Leitrim.
The Shannonside region is a blackspot for women fleeing abuse.
Eoghan Murphy has been looking into the issue, in a report some listeners may find distressing:
Reporting by Eoghan Murphy for Shannonside, funded by the News Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.
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