Obituaries, Tuesday, January 3rd, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: John Oliver Battell, England and Ballymote Gerry Wynne, Arigna Jackie Mahon, Sligo Hugh Agustin McNern, Inver John Oliver Battell, (known as Ollie) Lancashire, England & formerly of Ardnaglass, Ballymote, Co. Sligo. Peacefully following a long illness. Funeral arriving…
IDA says significant number of companies want to relocate to Ireland after Brexit
Shoppers heading to the January sales are being reminded that the same consumer rights apply, no matter how big the bargain. Retailers have been cutting prices, hoping to lure people and their wallets back through their doors after the pre-Christmas splurge. Consumer expert and author Andrew McCann says there are…
Sligo/Leitrim TD proposes Donegal & Cavan be standalone constituencies
A Sligo/Leitrim Dail deputy is proposing to the Constituencies Commission that the counties of Donegal and Cavan be reunited for the purposes of general elections. Fianna Fail TD Marc MacSharry is proposing that Sligo/Leitrim should be one constitiency with four seats; that Cavan/Monaghan be one constituency with five seats; and…
Councils urge public to recycle their Christmas tree and unwanted gifts
Members of the public in the North West are being urged to recycle their Christmas Trees and unwanted gifts following the holiday period. That’s the message coming from local councils as people prepare to take down their Christmas decorations and dispose of Christmas trees and wreaths. There are 16 designated…
Sligo shoots up Litter League table
Eight out of ten sites inspected in Sligo in a recent survey are clean to European norms. That’s according to the latest ‘Businesses Against Litter’ survey released today. It has seen Sligo rise seven places to twenty-second in the Litter League Table. However years ago it was deemed ‘littered’ and…
Airports to play key part in promotion of Wild Atlantic Way
The airports in the North West are a key part of a new promotional campaign for the Wild Atlantic Way. Failte Ireland says it’s been working closely with Ireland West Airport Knock as well as Donegal and Derry airports as part of a new 2017 promotion in Britain. It was…
56 people waiting for hospital beds in North West
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says record numbers are on trolleys at hospitals across the country today. Fifty-six people are on trolleys in the North West alone with 33 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital and 23 people waiting at Sligo University Hospital. The INMO says…