Over 5% increase in those seeking help for SVP in the north west
There has been a 5% increase in the number of people seeking help from the St Vincent De Paul Society across the North West during the Christmas period compared to the same period in 2017. The charity says people were calling the regional office, which covers Sligo, Leitirm and Donegal,…
Councillor calls for local suicide prevention groups to be treated fairly in funding allocations
A Leitrim councillor is calling for local groups working to prevent suicide to be given equal treatment as national organisations when it comes to funding. Many local groups are made up of volunteers working in their local areas. And some of them receive little, if any, government funding. Sinn Fein…
Bree pays tribute to the late Jer O Leary, describing him as a larger than life figure
A veteran Sligo socialist has described the late trade unionist and actor Jer O Leary as a larger than life figure who had an array of facets to his life. The 73-year old Dubliner’s funeral Mass took place yesterday in St Agatha’s Church on North William Street in Dublin, after…
Obituaries, Friday Jan. 4th, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Patrick Farrell, Sligo Phyllis McSharry, Carney Jim Maguire, Ballyshannon Margaret Jones Connolly, Bundoran John Elliott, Ballintra Rose Carty, Sligo Mai Neary, Sligo Angela Raftery, Sligo Brendan Byrne, Sligo and Dromahair…
More than 360 projects across Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim to benefit from CEP funding
More than 360 projects across Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are to benefit from more than one million euro under the Community Enhancement Programme. 146 groups in Donegal will get a total of €650,000 while €370,000 will go to 217 projects across Sligo and Leitrim. The CEP supports a range of…
Gardai investigate death of woman in Donegal
Gardai are investigating the death of a woman in her late 20s in County Donegal. Officers were called to a house in Killygordon in the early hours of this morning. The area has been sealed off and an investigation is underway.
Almost 330 elderly people in the north west waiting for homecare funding
Almost 330 elderly people across the north west are waiting for homecare funding. Figures reveal that Donegal has the greatest number of people waiting on the service. Donegal has the highest number of elderly on the waiting list for homecare funding, with 225 people awaiting the vital service. A total…