Meeting to take place with CEO of Ballisodare school trustees
A delegation from the Save St Mary’s College Working Group in Ballisodare, Co Sligo will meet with the CEO of CEIST later this month. CEIST is the trustee body for the school along with another 106 voluntary catholic secondary schools in Ireland. Last month parents and staff were informed by…
The Final Whistle: Episode 17 – 07/03/2019
The footballers may be struggling – but Sligo’s hurlers are motoring nicely. A national league final against Longford this Sunday. It may not be eye-catching game nationally – but we’re shining a spotlight on it here. And for Donegal, they must beat Warrickshire again to stay in Division 2B for…
Obituaries, Thursday, March 7th, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Margaret Waugh, Frosses Berni O’Hara, Dun Laoghaire, and Manorhamilton Aileen Iosso, Sligo Teresa Wilson, Kiltyclogher Nora Forde, Easkey Christopher Porter, London and Ballymote Kathleen Friel, Mountcharles Patrick (Patsy) Cassidy, Ballyshannon June Donaghy, Barnasrahy Margaret Waugh, Drimagra, Frosses, Co Donegal. Peacefully…
Cllr calls for moratorium on afforestation in Leitrim
A Leitrim independent councillor is calling for an immediate moratorium to be placed on afforestation projects in the county. Drumshanbo based councillor, and local election candidate, Gerry Dolan has also called on Leitrim County Council to recognise the campaign to change forestry policy. Councillor Dolan says Minister Andrew Doyle should…
Finn Harps seek first league win against Cork
Finn Harps are back in action this Friday night when Ollie Horgan’s side take on Cork City in Ballybofey in the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division (kick-off: 8pm). The Harps players are anxious to move on after the two defeats against Sligo Rovers and Shamrock Rovers. And Horgan says his…
A Hardy Run from Dublin to Castlebar
Stephen Kelly, Francie, Peter Cassidy & Vincent Murtagh. Two ‘Hardy Bucks’ will run from Beaumont Hospital to Castlebar starting on Good Friday and ending on Easter Sunday. It’s all to raise funds for Beaumont Hospital. In 2016, Stephen Kelly suffered a bleed to the brain and had it not been…
Leitrim Co Co to re-open local roads improvement scheme
Leitrim County Council is to re-open the local roads improvement scheme. The council currently have 38 approved submissions to avail of the scheme with an additional 138 due to be approved in the near future. Drumkeerin councillor and local election candidate Padraig Fallon recently called on the council to re-open…