Numbers on trolleys down today
There’s been a fall in the number of patients on trolleys across the country. Latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show there are 517 people waiting on a bed – down from 601 yesterday. There are still 38 people on trolleys at Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals…
Obituaries, Thursday, February 2nd, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Angela Chrystal, Sligo Denis Mc Brien, Longwood, Co. Meath and Ballymote Joe Roarke, Birmingham and Coolaney Margaret Hanbury, Castlerea Peter Hennessy, Sligo Angela Chrystal, nee Monaghan, Ashbrook, Pearse Road, Sligo. Removal from her home at 1:30pm today to the…
Sligo girl in hospital after being rescued from Garavogue river
A young girl was taken to Sligo University Hospital this morning after being rescued from the Garvogue river. The incident happened at around half past five this morning at John Fallon bridge at Riverside. The emergency services were alerted after she went into the river and two other girls went in…
Ireland 2040 plan aims to address rural urban divide
A new government plan which aims to strike a balance between urban and rural development is to be launched at noon. The ‘Ireland 2040’ scheme is being launched today and comes amid warnings that three-quarters of new homes will soon be clustered around Dublin, unless radical action is taken. The…
Irish Water outlines changes to work on Sligo schemes
Irish Water says it is continuing to work on two schemes in County Sligo which contain high levels of a chemical thought to cause cancer. The two schemes are on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list for remedial action. One is the Lough Gill Regional Water Supply Scheme, where Irish Water…
Plans to close west Sligo dementia centre ‘short-sighted’
There are fears that a West Sligo respite centre for people with dementia may have to close because of a cut in funding. The Home from Home project operates from a house in Kilglass and is supported by the Alzheimers Society. Sligo Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says a local…
Obituaries, Thursday, February 2nd, 8am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Angela Chrystal, Sligo Ronald Callaghan, Sligo Denis Mc Brien, Longwood, Co. Meath and Ballymote Joe Roarke, Birmingham and Coolaney Sarah Gallagher, Kinlough Joseph Gallagher, Ballyshannon Margaret Hanbury, Castlerea Angela Chrystal, nee Monaghan, Ashbrook, Pearse Road, Sligo. Removal from her…