Letterkenny once again one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the country
Letterkenny is once again one of the most over-crowded hospitals in the country. There are nearly 30 patients on trolleys today in the Emergency Department and on wards according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives organisation. It’s the third worst affected hospital after Cork and Limerick. There are 17 on…
Special ceremony on Church Island tomorrow
A local Sligo community will hold a special ceremony tomorrow on an island on Lough Gill which had been the final resting place of their ancestors for generations. In the past, the People of Calry took their loved ones by boat to Church Island for burial. A memorial headstone was…
Obituaries, Friday 28th September, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following death: Kathleen McGlinchey, Sligo Kathleen McGlinchey (née Higgins) The Mall, Sligo and late of “Wembley Cottage”, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo. Peacefully at Nazareth Nursing Home, Sligo. Reposing at Feehily’s Funeral Home, Cartron Cross, Sligo from 10am on Monday. Removal…
Ballymote Inspector urges people ‘to get to know your local guard’
An Inspector in the Sligo Leitrim Garda division says community engagement is key in tackling crime. Ballymote-based inspector Padraic Burke was one of the speakers at a well attended community meeting in Loftus Hall in Ballymote on Wednesday. He says they now have a number of different platforms to engage…
Have lessons been learned 10 years on from the Bank Guarantee? Sinn Fein says No
Sinn Féin says some of the lessons from the Bank Guarantee still haven’t been learned. Today marks the tenth anniversary of the decision by the Fianna Fáil-led government to under-write loans and deposits in six main banks including Anglo Irish. The decision ended up costing the state 64 billion euro.…
Leitrim publican says focus should be on health and housing instead of labelling alcohol
A Leitrim publican says tackling alcohol smuggling should be a priority before putting health warning on alcohol products. Politicians in the north west are divided on the new Public Health Alcohol Bill which was debated in the Dail for four hours this week. One of the provisions in the bill…
Search to get underway this morning for missing Donegal woman
Gardai and the local community are coordinating a search this morning in the Bridgetown area of county Donegal for missing woman Rhonda O’Loughlin. The 34 year old was last seen in the Bridgetown area near Laghey on Sunday last the 23rd of September. She is described as 5ft 5′, of…