Tag: Sligo
Palani jailed for life for murder of two gay men in Sligo
A shocking crime has rocked the quiet town of Sligo, as a 23-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murders of two gay men. Yousef Palani, a resident of Markievicz Heights, also received a 20-year sentence for assaulting another man, leaving him blind in one eye.
LGBT Ireland statement following the death of two men in Sligo
LGBT Ireland is shocked by the heinous crimes perpetrated in Sligo resulting in the deaths of two men. An Garda Síochána have indicated they are investigating the possibility of a hate related motive.
Irish school ordered to compensate teacher who was harassed because her son is gay
St Paul’s National School in Collooney, Co. Sligo has been ordered to compensate a resource teacher after the Equality Tribunal found that the woman had been harassed on religious grounds and discriminated against because her son was gay.