Obituaries, Wednesday 1st June 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Andrew Calpin, Templeboy Patsy Doherty, Frosses John Boyle, Glencolmcille Niall Fearon, Keadue Rebecca Fitzsimons, Athlone, and Nazareth House, Sligo Seamus McGuinness, Manorhamilton Joe McGreal, Ballaghaderreen Andrew Calpin, Amsterdam and late of Ballygrehan, Templeboy, County Sligo. Memoriam mass in Church…
FAI CEO John Delaney visits Ballygawley
The CEO of the FAI John Delaney visited Ballygawley to meet with Ballygawley Celtic players, coaches and committee in Castle Dargan Hotel on Saturday last.
Alcohol a feature in almost 8% of Donegal crashes
Donegal is one of the counties where alcohol features most in road traffic accidents, according to a new report. The Road Safety Authority analysed figures from all fatal collisions between 2008 and 2012 and it showed that alcohol plays a part in almost 40 per cent of all road deaths.…
Five million local job creation projects
Five million euro is being spent on 48 projects to drive local and regional job creation including in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. The money will be available under the Local Enterprise Offices competitive fund and Community Enterprise initiative. Sligo and Donegal LEOs will work together on a programme aimed at…
€8.2m Lottery win: 90-day deadline may now be irrelevant as claim is already made
This Friday marks the 90-day deadline for the person who won 8.2 million euro on a Lottery ticket bought in a Sligo shop to claim their prize. It’s understood the claimant is one person but so far, the National Lottery has not paid out the money. There is speculation that…
Good Energies Alliance: Any future fracking studies need to focus on health
The Good Energies Alliance says it’s ‘unlikely’ a second phase of a fracking study will be carried out and that any future reports should examine the health implications of the process. Dr. Aideen McLoughlin a spokesperson for the Alliance which opposes fracking says they welcome the fact that the study…
Sinn Fein’s Martin Kenny hoping to meet Justice Minister over Garda allegations
A Leitrim TD says he now hopes to meet with the Justice Minister with a view to setting up a Commission of Investigation to deal with allegations of Garda malpractice. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny met representatives from the An Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) yesterday following serious allegations of…