Sligo’s literary links with Estonia were stressed when Cathaoirleach, Councillor Gerard Mullaney, welcomed the Estonian Ambassador to Ireland, Mrs. Kairi Künka, to County Hall last Tuesday.
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There have been numerous exchange visits between Sligo and Kempten since their Twinning Association was established 30 years.
While restrictions imposed during the Covid pandemic have interrupted these contacts, Mayor of Sligo Municipal District, Councillor Rosaleen O Grady and Mayor of Kempten Thomas Kiechle were anxious to find a way of maintaining this long-standing friendship while travel restrictions are in place.
Kempten which is twinned with Sligo since 1990, is in Bavaria, close to the Austrian and Swiss borders and 40kms from the ski slopes of Oberstorf, famous for hosting the Winter Olympics some years ago.
On Thursday last, the Mayors hosted a virtual meeting , which included a special message from German Ambassador to Ireland Deike Potze, who is a regular visitor to Sligo.