‘Disruptor’ McDonald to address Lissadell House event
Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald, will be the guest speaker at a party event in Lissadell House on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the anniversary of Countess Markievicz’s election as an MP. She’s dismissed claims that her leadership has led a shift to the…
Man stabbed to death in Paris has south Donegal connections
It’s understood a man stabbed to death in Paris yesterday has south Donegal connections. 66 year old John Dowling was attacked outside a university in the La Defense district where he had taught for the last 20 years. Mr Dowling was a member of the Donegal Rubgy Club and it’s…
Businesses urged to be on the lookout for €500 notes
Gardaí in Sligo are asking business people in the area to report any suspicious transactions involving €500 notes. It follows a burglary that occurred on Tuesday at a house in the Maugheraboy area of the town. The burglary on Tuesday involved a break-in to the home of an elderly couple.…
Pringle raises concern over services at Mountcharles respite home
Concerns have been raised over third party provision of services by Rehab Care at Seaview Respite Home in Mountcharles. Donegal TD Thomas Pringle has raised the matter with the Minister for Health Simon Harris and the Minster of State for Disabilities, Finian McGrath. While the ownership of the centre remains…
Obituaries, Thursday Dec. 6th, 10am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: John Gallagher, Killybegs. Kieran Meehan, Ballymote Paddy Healy, Ballymote Dorothy McGloin, Bundoran Patricia Gibbons, Corandulla and Ballintra Mary Murphy, Boyle and Manorhamilton Brigid Brogan, Letterbarrow John Gallagher, Croaghlin, Killybegs, Co.…
Tesco workers on strike in Sligo but company says store remains open
Tesco workers in Sligo continue their strike this afternoon. Mandate members there went on strike at 8am over pay and conditions. Therese Madden Reports: Mandate members from the Tesco store in Sligo took to the picket line this morning at 4:30am to voice their concerns over a number of issues…
More concern over lack of home care support
A Sligo councillor says more than 500 people in the county are now waiting for home care support. Fianna Fail Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady is insisting the bottom line is that extra funding is needed from central government. It follows earlier complaints from north Leitrim Councillor Justin Warnock that home care…