New site for million euro fire station in Manorhamilton to be signed off on today
Leitrim County Council is expected to approve a site for a new one million euro fire station in Manorhamilton today. The proposed site is located on the Sligo side of Manorhamilton, beside the N16 Sligo/Enniskillen route. Manorhamilton was among 16 locations announced last February by Environment Minister Alan Kelly to…
Three thousand beds blocked as patients can’t be discharged
Over three thousand beds at North West hospitals could have been freed up to new patients if step-down facilities were made available. New figures released to Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy reveal that over 1200 beds were not available in Sligo University Hospital in the first six months of this…
Obituaries, Monday, 4th September, 10am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Josephine Anderson, Sooey Kathleen McGoldrick, Mulleek George Moore, Laghey Seamus Finn, Ballinode Michael Noel Brannigan, Collooney Josephine Anderson (née McGoldrick), St Albans, England and formerly of Cloonagh Coola, Sooey, Sligo. Sister of the late Thomas (Sonny) McGoldrick and sister of the…
LISTEN BACK: Sligo Rovers’ Gerard Lyttle and Falkirk’s Peter Houston
Sligo Rovers’ first foray into the Scottish Challenge Cup was short-lived after a 2-1 defeat to Falkirk on Saturday. Seamus Sharkey got the Rovers goal. Here’s Rovers boss Gerard Lyttle and Falkirk manager Peter Houston…
Hundreds turn out to welcome home world champion
World champion Mona McSharry was given a hero’s welcome home by a crowd of about 400 people at North Sligo Sports Complex in Grange yesterday evening. The 17-year-old Marlins Swim Club member returned from the World Junior Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday, with a gold and bronze medal. She says…
Dromahair, Glencar/Manor and Melvin Gaels learn quarter-final opponents
Dromahair dramatically booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Leitrim Senior Championship at the weekend. Their defeat of Annaduff in their final group game on Saturday saw them finish fourth, and qualify for a last-eight clash with Sean O’Heslin’s. The Ballinamore side were the only team to finish the…
53 goals in ten games as new Sligo-Leitrim soccer season gets underway
The new Sligo-Leitrim Junior League season kicked-off yesterday, with opening day wins for Carbury, Ballymote Celtic, Arrow Harps, Ballisodare United and Strand Celtic in the Super League. Cartron United, Cliffoney Celtic, MCR, Merville United and Coolaney United all managed Premier League wins. In the Donegal league, Donegal Town lost out…