Our Story
We were established to make independent living support more local, more practical, and more responsive to the real barriers people face every day.
About & Team
Sligo people, peer-led values, and practical independent living support.
Sligo Centre For Independent Living Limited works alongside disabled people and families to strengthen choice, everyday confidence, and meaningful participation in community life. Our combined approach joins advocacy, support planning, training, and lived experience in one local service.
Who We Are
Independent living support shaped by local experience.
The centre combines day-to-day practical help with wider advocacy so people can direct their own lives, access the right services, and stay connected to their communities across Sligo.
Our Mission
We help disabled people strengthen choice, dignity, and control through advocacy, skills support, information, and coordinated planning.
Our Approach
Every service is grounded in collaboration, lived experience, and practical next steps that make homes, travel, and community participation easier to manage.
What Matters Most
Support that stays person-led from first contact to long-term planning.
Our staff work with individuals to understand goals, identify barriers, and map out realistic support around housing, mobility, advocacy, routines, and access to local opportunities.
That work is strengthened by team members who bring different skills across case coordination, rights-based advocacy, outreach, training, and peer support.
Choice
Plans built around personal goals and informed decisions
Access
Practical action on services, travel, communication, and inclusion
Community
Support that keeps people connected to local life in Sligo
Meet The Team
Eight people delivering support, advocacy, and coordination across the county.
Each team member brings a distinct perspective, helping the organisation respond with practical advice, local knowledge, and consistent person-centred support.
Diarmuid Ryan
Director
Diarmuid leads the centre’s strategy, partnerships, and service direction, keeping the organisation focused on practical independent living outcomes for people in Sligo.
Aoife McLoughlin
Advocacy Lead
Aoife supports people preparing for meetings, understanding entitlements, and communicating clearly when they need stronger representation.
Niall O'Dowd
Community Programmes Coordinator
Niall coordinates workshops, peer-led sessions, and local outreach activity so programmes stay relevant, accessible, and well connected to community partners.
Maeve Brennan
Independent Living Support Officer
Maeve works directly with individuals on routines, support planning, and practical problem-solving that makes daily living more manageable.
Ciaran Gallagher
Mobility And Access Coordinator
Ciaran helps people assess routes, reduce travel barriers, and build more reliable access to appointments, services, and local activities.
Sinéad Clarke
Training And Inclusion Officer
Sinéad develops learning sessions for service users, volunteers, and partners, with a focus on confidence-building and inclusive practice.
Eoin Travers
Peer Support Facilitator
Eoin leads group conversations and one-to-one peer engagement that help people share lived experience, advice, and encouragement.
Orla Connolly
Family Liaison And Outreach Officer
Orla supports families and carers with clear information, local signposting, and coordinated follow-up that keeps support moving forward.