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Between 75 to 100 people have been protesting in Ballyshannon this lunchtime as part of a campaign for the reinstatement of respite services for parents of children with disabilities. Many of them are concerned after the closure of the Seaview Respite Service. Today’s protest is taking place outside the offices…

The HSE has confirmed that respite services at Seaview House on the Mountcharles road in Donegal have resumed on a phased basis this week. In a statement to Ocean FM today, the HSE says staff shortages due to illness, leave and retirement forced them to scale back the service in…

Sligo has a new temporary litter warden. Brian Courtney takes up his new role this week following recent interviews for a traffic and litter warden. Meanwhile, Minister Denis Naughten has announced funding to help local authorities to deal with litter. Some of the money will go toward using covert surveillance…

Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths:               Tona Morgan, Sligo Louie Mc Donagh, Curry Tom McHugh, Ballygawley John Joe Conwell, Drumkeerin Hugh McCabe, Belcoo Mary Gavigan, Tubbercurry Anne Marie Feeney, Tubbercurry Irene Waters, Strandhill     Tona Morgan, (nee Kelly), Rosehill, Sligo and late of Bayside,…

Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths:               Tona Morgan, Sligo Louie Mc Donagh, Curry Tom McHugh, Ballygawley John Joe Conwell, Drumkeerin Hugh McCabe, Belcoo Mary Gavigan, Tubbercurry Anne Marie Feeney, Tubbercurry       Tona Morgan, (nee Kelly), Rosehill, Sligo and late of Bayside, Dublin. Mass…

Parents in Leitrim could end up travelling further afield or face being put on a waiting list to avail of new and extended childcare subsidies. Research carried out by the County Childcare Committee reveals that there could be a shortage of up to 200 places at centres in Leitrim if…