People in North West urged to think about holiday home boycott

People across the North West are being asked to listen to comments made by a senior local authority official over holiday homes. The director of services for housing and roads at Mayo County Council sent an email to members of his local authority committee last week, urging the community boycott of holiday home owners.Tom Gilligan says the properties are left empty for large parts of the year, and should instead be brought into use to solve the housing crisis.Donegal Cllr Michael Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig believes that what Mr. Gilligan has merit and requires some thought: