Students & Parents have the option to save local schools
There’s a warning that more schools will close if pupils continue bypassing those in their local areas, particularly in rural locations. It follows efforts by the trustees of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare, Co Sligo, to close that secondary school in two years time because of falling pupil numbers.…
Shamrock Rovers 3 Finn Harps 0
A depleted Finn Harps team suffered their third league defeat of the new SSE Aitricity League Premier Division on Monday night when they were beaten 3-0 by Shamrock Rovers at the Tallaght Stadium in Dublin. Goals from Roberto Lopes, Dylan Watts and Aaron Greene gave Shamrock Rovers all three points.…
Sligo/Leitrim Youth Soccer Podcast – 03/03/2019
Listen back to the Sligo/Leitrim Youth Soccer Podcast on Ocean FM last Sunday -presented by Tina Beirne.
Groups in Sligo/Leitrim/Roscommon area urged to apply for wind farm funding
Community groups in Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon are being encouraged to submit applications for the 2019 Wind Farm Community funds before the closing date for applications on March 15th This year’s total windmill funding stands at 52, 000 euro and community groups can apply for funding under a number of…
Praise for work on renowned Ballisodare salmon fishery
Major work has been carried out at one of the best-known fisheries and salmon angling spots in the north west. It’s at Ballisodare in County Sligo, where, in the past, a section of the fishery was vulnerable to illegal activity as it was the entry point for salmon from the…
Bohan: Not enough LIS roads funding for Leitrim
The effectiveness of the local roads improvement schemes were called into question at a recent meeting of Leitrim councillors from the the Manorhamilton Municipal District this week. An annual allocation of 390, 028 euro is available to the county for 2019, which is down 9% on the figure of 2017.…
Seamus Rodgers running for Labour Party in Glenties
A veteran Donegal politician is aiming to make a comeback. Seamus Rodgers has confirmed his intention to contest a seat for the Labour Party in the Glenties Municipal District in the 2019 Local elections. He is serving on Donegal Joint Policing Committee and says the reason he is contesting his…