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Farmers say they can’t afford to wait for payments owed to them since October. Over 9000 farmers are due payments under the environmental GLAS scheme. The Department of Agriculture has blamed an IT problem for the delay. A group of angry farmers gathered outside the Department of Agriculture this afternoon,…

Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths:   Thomas Brendan Scanlon, Riverstown Peter Daly, Ballyshannon Angela Chrystal, Sligo Sally Foley, Skreen Ronald Callaghan, Sligo Denis Mc Brien, Longwood, Co. Meath and Ballymote   Thomas Brendan Scanlon, Castleview House, Drumfin, Riverstown, Co. Sligo.  Peacefully at his residence.  Remains reposing…

Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths:   Thomas Brendan Scanlon, Riverstown Peter Daly, Ballyshannon Angela Chrystal, Sligo Sally Foley, Skreen Ronald Callaghan, Sligo Denis Mc Brien, Longwood, Co. Meath and Ballymote     Thomas Brendan Scanlon, Castleview House, Drumfin, Riverstown, Co. Sligo.  Peacefully at his residence.  Remains…

A multi-agency approach that involves schools and parents is necessary to deal with cyber bullying. That’s according to a garda superintendent who told a meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee this week that cyber bullying is a major concern. In recent times a number of young people, including some…

A Sligo Leitrim TD says he fears Ireland is being used as a ‘pawn’ by the UK to ensure a better deal after Brexit. It emerged at a Brexit seminar in Leitrim yesterday that tariffs as high as 42% could be imposed on imports and exports to the UK from…

Most students will still have time to change their CAO options after tomorrow’s deadline. That’s according to Adette Ring, Careers Officer at IT Sligo ahead of a major careers fair at the IT this week. The deadline for making your CAO choice is at 5:15pm tomorrow. Ms. Ring says while…