All Out – Live broadcast from nurses’ strike at Sligo Hospital
As nurses around the country embark on strike action, North West Today broadcasts live from the picket line outside Sligo University Hospital to hear from some of the striking nurses, union officials including the President of the INMO, and local politicians
Obituaries, Wednesday, January 30th, 8am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Gerard Mc Loughlin, Rosses Point Raymond Cawley, Bunnanadden Angela Curtin, Sligo Dermot O’ Connell, Sligo John O’Rourke, Blacklion Miriam Devaney Sligo Gerard Mc Loughlin, Lower Rosses, Rosses Point, Co. Sligo. At the Ealing Hospital, Middlesex,…
Motorist advised to drive with extreme caution after heavy snowfalls
Motorist across the north west are advised to drive with extreme caution this morning after heavy snowfalls overnight. Four to six inches of snow is reported on some roads with conditions expected to be hazardous throughout the region this morning, including on roads that have already been treated. Sligo County…
Save Leitrim to hold forestry protest outside Dail today
The Save Leitrim Group will march later today on the Dáil to highlight their concerns over the amount of the county that has been planted with Sitka Spruce. Large numbers are expected to travel from Leitrim today to highlight the issue to a national audience. Kinlough based County Councillor, Justin…
Over 3000 nurses and midwives across the north west region on strike today
Picture: Corey Whyte Over 3000 nurses and midwives across the north west region are to go on strike this morning. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation members will join the picket line outside Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals from 8am. Patients are urged to avoid going to emergency departments, unless…
Sligo’s Nicole Fowley to make Six Nations debut on Friday
Drumcliffe native Nicole Fowley will make her Six Nations debut for Ireland this Friday in the opening match of the 2019 women’s Six Nations championship against England at Energia Park in Dublin. Fowley’s strong kicking game sees her get the nod at outfhalf (No 10) after winning her first three…
Overflowing bottle banks damaging Leitrim tourism prospects
Over flowing bottle banks in Leitrim are doing serious damage to the County’s tourism industry. The issue of overflowing bottle banks was discussed recently at a Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council. Fine Gael Councillor Frank Dolan says the issue was particularly serious in Dromahair over the holiday…