Donegal TD one of many to quiz Justice Minister over Garda controversy
The Garda Commissioner remains under pressure, despite a strong defence from the Justice Minister in the Dáil last night. Opposition parties want Nóirín O’Sullivan to stand down amid the controversies surrounding breath tests and speeding convictions. Senior Garda Management say they only realised the scale of the problem in recent…
Decline of rural Ireland now reaching ‘historic proportions’
The government’s plan for rural Ireland is flawed because it focuses entirely on towns and villages and ignores the townlands in the countryside outside them. That’s according to Jim Connolly who founded the organisation Rural Resettlement Ireland 27 years ago and which is now facing closure because of a lack…
Obituaries, Wednesday, March 29th, 8am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Josephine Moran, Crossmolina Pat Ferguson, Kiltyclogher, Sr Rosarii Cogan, Tubbercurry Patricia Mc Caffrey, Donegal Town Josephine ‘Josie’ Moran, nee Hegarty, Abbeytown, Crossmolina. Mother of Michael Moran, Kinlough. Requiem Mass in St Tiernan’s Church, Crossmolina today at 12 noon,…
Obituaries, Tuesday, March 28th, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Josephine Moran, Crossmolina Pat Ferguson, Kiltyclogher, Sr Rosarii Cogan, Tubbercurry Josephine ‘Josie’ Moran, nee Hegarty, Abbeytown, Crossmolina. Mother of Michael Moran, Kinlough. Remains reposing at Hiney’s Funeral Home this evening from 5pm with removal at 7pm to St…
Aodh Ruadh GAA Club Notes
Time running out to get your membership sorted There will be a final open registration session this Wednesday 29th March in Aras Aoidh Ruaidh from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Only 250 members are currently listed as having submitted registration for 2017. This means somewhere in the order 300 people have yet…
Minister McHugh to meet Ulster Bank officials over branch closures
Minister Joe McHugh is to meet senior officials at Ulster Bank tomorrow in an effort to have the decision to close two branches in Donegal reversed. It follows the announcement by the Bank last week to close 22 of its branches including Ardara, Raphoe and Ballymote in county Sligo. The…
Leitrim disappointment over fate of Rural Resettlement organisation
A Leitrim councillor says he is deeply disappointed over the winding down of Rural Resettlement Ireland, the organisation that has helped more than 700 families move to new homes in the country. Rural Resettlement Ireland started more than 21 years ago but now faces closure because of a lack of…