Obituaries, Saturday Nov. 3rd, 10am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Pat Keown, Garrison Margaret O Gara, Glencolmcille Henry McDermottroe, Ballinafad Mary Mc Carrick, Coolaney Eithne O Connor, Kilcock and Geevagh Patrick Greene, Donegal Town Pat Keown, Bar-of-Slattinagh, Cashel, Garrison, Co. Fermanagh. Funeral Mass this morning at 11am…
Finn Harps win promotion
Finn Harps are celebrating promotion to the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division after an impressive 2-0 in Limerick on Friday night. Ollie Horgan’s side won the promotion-relegation play-off 3-0 on aggregate. Mark Timlin and Nathan Boyle scored the Harps goals on a night which saw Paddy McCourt play his final…
Irish Rail rejects MEP’s claims that €12m has been spent on ‘storing’ unused carriages
Irish Rail has disputed claims by a north west MEP that it has cost €12m over the past six years to store 28 rail carriages that were not in use. Speaking on North West Today, Marian Harkin said she wanted to know the real story behind the storage of the…
Obituaries, Friday Nov. 2nd, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Pat Keown, Garrisson Margaret O Gara, Glencolmcille Henry McDermottroe, Ballinafad Mary Mc Carrick, Coolaney Eithne O Connor, Kilcock and Geevagh Patrick Greene, Donegal Town Pat Keown, Bar-of-Slattinagh, Cashel, Garrison, Co. Fermanagh. Peacefully at his residence. Remains will be…
The Friday Panel, Margaret Heffernan, Paul Taylor, Gerry Creamer
On our Friday Panel this week, former Civil Registrar, Margaret Heffernan, Councillor and Sligo GAA Manager, Paul Taylor, and Gerry Creamer, Manager of the Bee Park Resource Centre, Manorhamilton. Issues discussed include drink driving, who pays for the Pope’s visit, Peter Casey, overcrowded trains, and hopes for local GAA success…
Opinions sought on proposed routes for Corhownagh to Beltra section of N59
The views and opinions of the public are being sought for another two weeks on proposals for a major road project in west Sligo. It’s for part of the N59 that runs from Ballisodare to Ballina. Six possible routes are currently on the table for a proposed new four-and-a-half kilometre…
High jobs vacancy rate in Leitrim, low in Sligo and Donegal
Leitrim and Cavan are among the counties with the highest job vacancy rates in the country. Donegal and Sligo are among the lowest. That’s according to figures just released from IrishJobs.ie. In Leitrim, job vacancies increased by 22 percent in the last quarter and by 11% over the year. Sligo…