Accessible mobility mats have been requested to be installed at all Blue Flag beaches in Sligo.

It's with the aim of ensuring that people with disabilities would have the same opportunities to access local beaches as everyone else.

It's understood that recently a number of local residents who are wheelchair users were unable to visit areas such as Strandhill and Rosses Point.

Labour Cllr Ann Higgins says Sligo needs to be inclusive for all in the community: