Sligo County Council not commenting on Queenan SIPO report
Sligo County Council says it will not be immediately issuing a statement about one of its councillors having been found in breach of ethics guidelines. It’s after the Standards in Public Office Commission yesterday issued a report in which it found against Cllr Joe Queenan on three of the four…
5G operators urged not to ignore rural Ireland
Recent reports suggesting that comreg will not require 5G operators to provide rural coverage have been described as another major blow for rural Ireland. Cavan Fianna Fáil County Councillor John Paul Feely says reports that 5G providers will not have to provide rural coverage and instead only have to provide…
Tommy Earley wins biodiversity award
A Drumshanbo farmer has recently won the local biodiversity champion of the year for 2019. Tommy Earley who runs a 100 acre organic farm in Mount Allen on the shores of Lough Allen picked up the award from the Irish wild life trust. To find out how Tommy…
Coping with the death of two parents – The O’Reilly family’s story
The six O’Reillys from Conways Cross in Co Sligo were only aged between 12 and 22 when both their parents died withing a short period of one another, in 2013. Their story of not just coping, but embracing life and meeting the challenges which faced them is an inspiration, as…
Taoiseach criticised over ‘ignorance’ about broadband in rural areas
An Independent TD is accusing the Taoiseach of ‘stark ignorance’ when it comes to the rollout of fibre broadband in rural areas. It’s after Leo Varadkar said in an RTE interview that ‘fibre is underground’ and that ‘you don’t need poles’ to deliver fibre broadband. Michael Fitzmaurice says that fibre…
Stranorlar hospital campaigners want meeting with health minister
A group campaigning for the future of a community hospital in Stranorlar in Co. Donegal is seeking a meeting with the Minister for Health Simon Harris. It was announced in 2016 that St Joseph’s Residential Care Unit would be replaced by a new public/private hospital in Letterkenny in 2021. This…
Obituaries, Wednesday, March 27th, 10am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Paddy McGuinness, Belcoo Thomas Joseph Davey, Boston and Ballymote Eileen Egan, Ballymote Luke Hannan, Gurteen Patricia Ruane, Sligo Hugh Brendan McGauran, Belleek Edric Browne, Sligo Thomas Brehony, Keash Muriel Jenkins, Cheshire and Strandhill Malachy Peoples, Stranorlar Paddy McGuinness,…