Obituaries, Monday, April 3, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Vincent McVeigh, Kinlough Alan Duffy, Donegal Town Sadie McCadden, Ballyshannon Josephine McGuinness, Derrygonnelly Audrey Doyle, Sligo Vincent McPartlan, Glenfarne Dorothy Gordon, Bundoran Vincent McVeigh, known as Vinny, Kinlough, County Leitrim, and formerly of Kilcoon, Dromahair, County…
Kidney transplant patient reveals joy of Christmas with his children
Kidney transplant patient reveals joy of Christmas with his children
Irish Junior Chess Championships
The Irish Junior Chess Championships takes place in The Clayton Hotel in Sligo from the 7th until the 9th of April. Colm O’Muireagain spoke to Francie about it.
Campaigners to take concerns over youth mental health services to the Dail
Organisers of the ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign say that they will take their concerns about mental health services in the North West to Dail Eireann. It follows a rally held in Sligo today. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy was one of those at the event. He says GPs have now…
Twenty-five on trolleys in the North West
There are 25 people on trolleys in the North West today. 15 of these people are waiting in the Emergency Department and on wards at Sligo University Hospital while 10 are in Letterkenny University Hospital. There are over 400 people waiting on trolleys around the country according to the figures…
International teams entered for 2017 Rás as preparations continue in Donegal
With less than two months to go to the start of An Post Rás, the organisers have announced the first two international teams for this year’s race. Netherlands’ Candidacy Team Delta and Denmark’s Riwal Platform Cycling team have both confirmed they will travel to compete in Ireland’s only UCI ranked…
Sligo firm’s technology being used successfully to crackdown on fake drugs
The owners of a new and expanding business in Sligo say the crackdown on counterfeit drugs nationwide has helped them expand their business. SL Controls, the specialist software integration firm headquaterted in Collooney, is to create 40 new full-time jobs over the next 12 -18 months. The company says it…