‘Defective’ concrete blocks causing ‘huge distress to homeowners’
A County Donegal chartered engineer says the issue of defective concrete blocks in more than one thousand houses– and possibly up to 5,000 houses — in County Donegal is another legacy issue of building defects from the Celtic Tiger era. The blocks crumble because they contain mica. Damien McKay, a…
Obituaries, Wednesday 1st June 1pm
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 Andrew Calpin, Amsterdam and late of Ballygrehan, Templeboy, County Sligo. Memoriam mass in Church of the Immaculate Conception, Templeboy, on…
Donegal schools to be honoured with Basketball Ireland awards
Two All-Ireland-winning Donegal schools will receive trophies from Basketball Ireland at their annual awards ceremony in the National Basketball Arena on Saturday week. Coláiste Choilmcille Ballyshannon have been named the Girls B School of the Year, while the Abbey Vocational School from Donegal Town will receive the Girls C…
Throw-in time change for Sligo v Monaghan in Celtic Challenge
There is a change of throw-in time for Sligo’s U17 Celtic Challenge tie against Monaghan this evening. The game against Monaghan at Markievicz Park has been pushed back from 7.30pm to 8pm. Sligo have won all four games in the tournament so far, and will advance to the…
GSOC was aware of some allegations of Garda malpractice in Leitrim
GSOC was already aware of some of the allegations of malpractice in county Leitrim, it emerged from a meeting yesterday. Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny put a number of serious allegations on the Dail record last week about Garda misconduct in the force in the county. At a…
Fears that up to 5000 homes could be affected by defective blocks
A building expert in Donegal says up to 5-thousand homes could be affected by defective cement blocks. Last month an investigation was launched into the presence of a substance called Mica (PRO: MIKE-A) in certain building blocks used in county Donegal. Mica has been linked to weaknesses, leading to structural…
Children at risk of losing their place on the school bus
One in five school children could lose their place on the school bus as vehicles are getting down sized. The Irish Independent reports that ‘concessionary’ ticket holders would lose out, because they only get a place if there are spare seats on the bus. That could mean that 22 thousand…