Sick, elderly and disabled people living in a Co Sligo retirement village have described the moment they learned they were due to be evicted as “gut-wrenching” and “very frightening”. Stewart lives in one of 27 purpose-built special needs houses in the Sonas Retirement Village in Enniscrone. That’s what everyone kept telling us to do years ago – move into a retirement village. It felt this was final.”Justin Carroll (58), who has MS, at his home in Sonas Retirement Village in Enniscrone, Co Sligo. Independent councillor Joe Queenan has been advocating on behalf of the residents with the landlord and Sligo County Council, but to no avail.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2026 10:31 UTC