Northwest schools to contest soccer, GAA and basketball finals today
A number of schools from the northwest are contesting provincial finals this afternoon in various sports. In soccer, Summerhill College will take on Rice College of Westport in the Connacht Senior Final at Milebush in Castlebar today at 1pm. In Gaelic football, St Attracta’s Community School in Tubbercurry will contest…
Celtic confirmed for Sligo Super Cup in May
Celtic have been confirmed as the eighth and final team to compete in the inaugural Sligo Super Cup at the Showgrounds over the May bank holiday weekend. The famous Celtic academy will compete in the elite U12 tournament, organised in association with Sligo Rovers and the Sligo/Leitrim Youths League. Sheffield…
McConalogue lashes British farm minister over her CAP comments
Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Agriculture and Food Charlie McConalogue says he is appalled by the UK Farm Minister Andrea Leadsom’s attack on the Common Agriculture Policy. He says her comments, claiming that farmers would be better off outside CAP, fail to recognise the key role it plays in the…
Leitrim man collects more than €1m in Lottery win
A Leitrim man collected more than one million euro from the National Lottery this morning. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, won €1,005,000 in the Euro Millions Raffle on February 17th. He bought the ‘White Ticket’ quick pick in Newtowngore Post Office. After checking the results on television on…
Obituaries, Monday, February 27th, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Sarah Kathleen McGorty, Belleek John Joe Flanagan, Dromahair Hugh (Bertie) Cormack, Mountcharles Michael Duffy, Enniskillen Tommy Quinn, Mountcharles Sarah Kathleen McGorty, Fassagh, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh. At the Graan Abbey Nursing Home, Enniskillen. Remains will repose at the residence…
Irish Water Safety questions Strandhill’s designation as fifth best beach in Ireland
Irish Water Safety questions Strandhill’s designation as fifth best beach in Ireland
Parents claim mental health services in the North West are totally ‘inadequate’
A day of protest is being held in April to highlight the lack of investment in mental health services in areas like the north west. A meeting of a group of Sligo parents heard today that the waiting list for accessing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the…