NW Fine Gael Conventions put back until the New Year
Selection conventions for the North West are likely to take place in February or March after a snap election was avoided this week. Regional organisers were on standby to organise a last minute convention tonight in Sligo Leitrim if needed. Now the party will wait until the legislation to change…
LISTEN BACK: Sligo All Stars Alberto Garcia and Shane O’Meara
Head coach Alberto Garcia and club stalwart Shane O’Meara spoke with Ocean FM’s Darragh Cox on Friday, November 24, about building a culture and a style of basketball from youngsters through to senior players in Sligo, and why that will take a little bit of patience and a lot of…
Obituaries, Thursday, November 30th, 3pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Phyllis Kernahan, Dromahair Breege White, Dromard Michael Dunleavy, Letterbarrow Phyllis Kernahan nee Clinton, Drumlease, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim. Peacefully at St. Phelim’s Nursing Home, Dromahair. Reposing at Fowley’s Funeral Home, Dromahair today from 6pm to 8pm. Funeral Service on…
Kilcar GAA Club Notes
The 2017 Underage Presentations night will take place in The Blue Haven this Friday 1st December at 7pm while the 2017 Club Dinner Dance takes place in The Blub Haven on Saturday 30 December with music by The Minor Tones followed by disco with Ciaran Cannon tickets are €35 each more details in…
Coughlan opts out of Donegal chairperson race
It looks like former Tanaiste Mary Coughlan will not now be among the contenders to become the new Donegal chairperson. According to a report in the Donegal Democrat, the St Naul’s clubwoman is withdrawing her name from the contest, as she wants to continue in her role as secretary of…
Hopes of resolution on payments to farmers on Killery mountain
The head of the Irish Farmers Association says that landowners should not be penalised for wild fires last summer that were out of their control. The fires on Killery mountain on the Sligo Leitrim border spread out of control during a dry spell last May causing the destruction of hundreds…
Calls for english signs to be totally removed in Gaeltacht areas
A Donegal County Cllr has called for any English language signage in the Gaeltacht region to be removed. The majority of signage in the region are in Irish, but some road signs are bilingual. But Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easpaig says if all signs were in Irish, it would…