Community Impact
25+
Years advocating for accessible living in Sligo.
4
Core service pathways spanning training, mobility, support, and advocacy.
1
Shared goal: keeping disabled people in control of their own choices.
Independent living, led by local experience.
Sligo Centre For Independent Living Limited
Practical support for people building independent lives across Sligo.
We connect people with advocacy, peer support, mobility planning, and skills development so they can shape where they live, how they travel, and how they participate in community life.
Person-Centred Access
Support begins with the person, not the system.
Our team works alongside people and families to identify barriers, coordinate the right supports, and make everyday routines more manageable. From initial guidance to long-term planning, the emphasis stays on choice, dignity, and control.
That means practical advice on entitlements, local signposting, and one-to-one support that reflects lived experience in County Sligo.
Advocacy In Action
We turn local knowledge into stronger participation.
Sligo Centre For Independent Living Limited helps individuals speak up on housing, transport, education, and community access issues while also working with partners to improve conditions for everyone.
The result is direct personal support paired with a wider commitment to accessibility, inclusion, and independent living rights.
Programs
Practical services people can use right now.
These programmes combine local delivery, peer knowledge, and tailored support for different stages of independent living.
Independent Living Skills
Support with planning routines, building confidence, and managing everyday tasks with greater autonomy.
Peer Support Networks
Safe spaces for people to exchange advice, share experience, and reduce isolation through mutual support.
Rights And Advocacy
Guidance for navigating services, preparing meetings, and speaking clearly about needs and entitlements.
Mobility And Access
Practical help with transport barriers, access routes, and making local spaces easier to use.
Training For Community Inclusion
Workshops for groups and partners focused on accessibility, participation, and independent living practice.
Featured Case Study
A local support plan that restored confidence, travel, and routine.
From limited access to regular community participation.
After a period of reduced mobility and isolation, one service user worked with the centre to review transport options, strengthen advocacy at appointments, and reconnect with peer support. A practical plan was built around local routes, weekly check-ins, and clear goals that the individual set themselves.
Within months, they were travelling independently to activities again, managing key appointments with greater confidence, and participating more consistently in community life.
12
Weeks to restore a stable support routine
3x
Increase in weekly community engagement
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Person-led plan shaped around individual goals
Team Preview
People driving the work locally.
The team brings together lived experience, advocacy practice, and community coordination across Sligo.
Diarmuid Ryan
Director
Aoife McLoughlin
Advocacy Lead
Niall O'Dowd
Community Programmes Coordinator
Maeve Brennan
Independent Living Support Officer
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Updates from the centre and the wider community.
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New workshops focused on practical independent living skills.
Small-group sessions are helping people build routines, confidence, and stronger local connections.
Peer support continues to reduce isolation across the county.
Participants are shaping new formats for conversation, information sharing, and mutual advice.
Local partnerships strengthen access to community venues.
Collaborative work with local groups is making events and shared spaces easier to navigate.
Advocacy briefings are helping people prepare for key appointments.
Clear planning and one-to-one support are improving confidence in service conversations.
Mobility planning support opens more consistent travel options.
People are testing routes, identifying barriers, and building safer local travel routines.
A look back at the stories that shaped the year.
From individual milestones to wider advocacy work, the centre’s impact keeps growing locally.
Locations
Based in Sligo, connected across the county.
Our main base is on High Street in Sligo, with outreach and community activity extending into local meeting spaces, partner venues, and service points around the area.
- Main office: 45 High Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland
- Outreach support delivered through partner venues and scheduled appointments
- Community sessions hosted in accessible shared spaces across Sligo
Sligo Office
Outreach Visits
Community Sessions