Obituaries, Wednesday, February 27th, 8 am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Julie Kearney, Ballintra and Mountcharles Danny McGlynn, Cloghan Arlene Palmer, Ballincar John Joe Murtagh, Castlegal Bridget Philomena Wallace, Sligo Mary Anne McWeeney, Ballyshannon Julie Kearney, Eske House, Mountcharles, Co Donegal and formerly of Ballintra,…
Local Councils failing to spend full allocations of traveller accommodations budgets
A Traveller support group is criticizing Sligo County Council for not spending all of the budget it was allocated for traveller accommodation last year. According to figures obtained by Sinn Fein Deputy Eoin O’ Broin there was an almost 50% underspend nationally of the Traveller accommodation budget in 2018. Sligo…
Gurteen residents pledge to continue fight to save post office
A South Sligo community is vowing that even if their post office is closed as planned tomorrow (Thursday), they will continue the fight to keep the service in their village. An Post is insisting that Gurteen Post Office will be closed from the end of business tomorrow. Speaking…
Sligo Grammar bow out of Connacht Senior Cup
Sligo Grammar School bowed out of rugby’s Top Oil Connacht Schools Senior Cup on Wednesday when they were beaten 36-10 by Garbally College in Ballinasloe. On the day, the Grammar were second-best to a powerful Garbally side who produced an excellent performance. The Sligo lads defended and tackled manfully in…
Major concerns over accuracy of beef grading machines
21 beef grading machines have been found to be working outside the rules set out for their operation and as a result not providing accurate grading of animals. The matter has been raised recently in the Dail by Deputy Denis Naughten. He says there are major concerns over the accuracy…
UPDATE: Tubbercurry/Cloonacool road in Sligo now reopen after fatal accident
Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the Tubbercurry to Cloonacool road in Co Sligo. A man in his 60s was fatally injured following the single vehicle road traffic collision with occurred at around 9:45am Tuesday morning. The man’s car struck a wall at a bridge at Doomore,…
Garda appeal following break-ins to cars at scenic North Sligo locations
On this week’s ‘On The Beat’, Gardai are appealing for information on the break-in to cars at a number of scenic locations in North Sligo, as well as information on burglaries near Grange and in Summerhill in Sligo. Sligo-based Sergeant Angela Cummins provides the details