Obituaries, Wednesday 5th September, 3:40pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Annie McIntyre, Mountcharles Anne Melvin, Sligo Margaret Healy, Manorhamilton Molly Devaney, Ballisodare Gerald McGee, Sligo Michael Mannion, Ballyshannon Anne Roper, Cliffoney Annie Mc Intyre (nee Mc Caul), Glencoagh, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal.…
Alcohol awareness signs erected at bottle banks in Sligo
The HSE has launched a new alcohol awareness effort in and around Sligo town. It involves health promotion signs about low-risk drinking guidelines being placed at bottle banks. Sean O Connor, coordinator of the North West Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force, says it’s hoped to educate people about the…
Obituaries, Wednesday 5th September, 2pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Annie McIntyre, Mountcharles Anne Melvin, Sligo Margaret Healy, Manorhamilton Molly Devaney, Ballisodare Gerald McGee, Sligo Michael Mannion, Ballyshannon Annie Mc Intyre (nee Mc Caul), Glencoagh, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal. Peacefully at her residence. Remains will be reposing at Gallagher’s Funeral Home, Station…
Strandhill Food Festival returns next month
Strandhill Food Festival returns next month for a second year. The event is being held again this year in the unique setting on the grounds of Sligo Airport. They hope to increase the attendance from 3000 to 5000 visitors this year. The festival takes place on the 6th and 7th…
Over 40 on trolleys in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals today
There are over 40 patients on trolleys at hospitals in the North West today. Today there are 20 people on trolleys in Sligo University Hospital today but that’s down from 27 yesterday. There are 21 on trolleys today at Letterkenny University Hospital up from 14 yesterday.
Imprisonment of Michael Collins in Sligo Gaol to be marked this weekend
The imprisonment of Michael Collins in Sligo Gaol one hundred years ago will be marked by a special event this Sunday. A grandniece of Collins’s, Mary Claire O’Malley, will unveil a portrait of her famous ancestor as part of a commemoration ceremony. It’s part of a weekend of events, tickets…
Priest describes trauma of presiding over Grange cemetery exhumation
More details have emerged of the exhumation of a grave at Ahamlish Cemetery in Grange in Co Sligo earlier this year, as part of the investigation into missing teenager, Arlene Arkinson. As the inquest into her death continues, Grange parish priest, Fr. Christy McHugh, has been speaking about the trauma…