Sligo County Council has granted planning permission for 11 houses and six apartments in Strandhill. It replaces a previous planning permission. The permission now granted, for a site at Carrowbunnaun, is for two blocks each with...

And in keeping with the big news of the day, the Leaving Cert results, a Leitrim start-up has developed an app that helps CAO applicants connect with third-level institutions while they are deciding which...

Donegal tourism will receive a massive boost next month when it features heavily in the September issue of National Geographic UK. The magazine will have a 20-page pull-out section showcasing all that the county has...

North Sligo AC sprinter Christopher O'Donnell spoke to Darragh Cox on The Final Whistle about breaking the Irish junior 200m record at the European U20 Championships in Italy during the summer. https://soundcloud.com/oceanfm/christopher-odonnell-fw

Indian people in Sligo have been celebrating the 70th anniversary of their country's independence. The celebrations took place yesterday, which was India Independence Day,. It marks the occasion in 1947 when the UK Parliament passed the...

A football match in memory of the late Paddy McCarrick will take place this Saturday in the Showgrounds, Sligo. It's to raise funds for the RNLI and other local charities. 2 of the organisers...

There will be a Sligo interest in this weekend’s AFL International Cup final in Melbourne. Sligo native Rachel Fox will be part of the Alfa Irish Banshees team, who will face Canada in the final...

The almost 3400 Leaving Cert students in the North West who are getting their Leaving Cert results this morning are being urged not to compare points required for courses this year to last year. For...

Gardai are investigating an incident in Sligo last night in which a man wearing a balaclava entered a pub in the town. The incident occurred about 10:45pm when the man came into the premises, looked...

Tourlestrane won the Connacht Leo Kenny Memorial Cup last night. The Sligo county champions beat Galway’s Killanin by 0-16 to 1-11 in the final at the Connacht GAA Centre. Gavin Cawley reports... Joint-boss Eamon O’Hara was delighted...

Sligo Rovers were held to yet another draw at the Showgrounds last night. The Bit O’ Red drew nil-all with Bray Wanderers and remain second-from-bottom in the table. Boss Gerard Lyttle was disappointed… Rovers now have seven...

Paula Gilvarry is a Doctor and Chef. She is currently presenting 'Stir It Up', a new cooking series on Ocean FM which airs every Sunday Morning at 9am. She spoke to Francie Boylan about the...