Rural community groups hope there will be more money for CCTV
Community groups in County Sligo are hoping to secure funding for more CCTV to combat rural crime. Groups are urged to go to a special meeting being held by Muintir na Tire as part of the work of the Sligo Joint Policing Committee at the Clayton Hotel in Sligo at…
Obituaries, Thursday, November 2nd, 8am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Veronica McConnell, Dublin and Blaney Noel Cawley, Sligo Martin Farrell, Dublin and Belcoo James Finbar Barrett, Blacklion and Falcarragh Brigid Meehan, Inver James Mooney, Sligo Patricia Corcoran, Sligo Anne Gillmor, Dromahair Teresa Corrigan, Belcoo Veronica McConnell, Whitefriars, Dublin,…
Ulster semi-final fixtures confirmed
Kilcar’s Ulster club semi-final will take place in Omagh on Saturday week. The Donegal champions will face reigning holders Slaughtneil of Derry at 6.30pm in Healy Park, having knocked out Monaghan’s Scotstown last weekend. Fermanagh’s Derrygonnelly will face Cavan Gaels in the second semi-final the following day in Clones. Here’s…
Some North West farmers still waiting on last year’s GLAS payments
Some farmers in the North West are not only still waiting for this year’s GLAS payments but some are still waiting for the 2016 payments. The scheme aims to focus on the rural environment, focusing in particular on the preservation of various habitats and species, preventing climate change and improving…
Obituaries, Wednesday, November 1st, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Veronica McConnell, Dublin and Blaney Noel Cawley, Sligo Martin Farrell, Dublin and Belcoo James Finbar Barrett, Blacklion and Falcarragh Brigid Meehan, Inver Jimmy Mooney, Sligo Veronica McConnell, Whitefriars, Dublin, and formerly of Blaney, County Fermanagh. Peacefully at Talbot Lodge Nursing Home,…
A Terrible Beauty – Countess Constance Marcievicz
Listen back to the history of the 1916 Rising through the lens of Countess Constance Marcievicz and her sister.
A Terrible Beauty – Sean Mac Diarmada
Take a step into the homestead of Seán Mac Diarmada as local from his hometown reveal who the figure was from a local perspective. The feature includes interviews with Mac Diarmada’s grandniece, local residents and historical experts. Accounts about Seán’s upbringing and final moments build a picture of a man…