Calry Bohs return to junior soccer for new season
Calry Bohemians FC will make a welcome return to junior soccer in Sligo-Leitrim when the new season begins in September. The club has entered a team in the Premier League, 12 months after withdrawing from the league because of a shortage of players. Up until last season, the club had…
Obituaries, Thursday August 1st 2019, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Paul Elliot, Sligo Michael Campbell, Belcoo Rev. Paddy Murtagh, Tourlestrane Sean McNeill, New York and Castlerea Terry Leyden, Dromahair Mary Campbell, Dublin, and Belleek Sean McGovern, Sligo …
Donegal play down ‘Rochford factor’ v Mayo
Saturday’s All-Ireland football phase 3 match between Mayo and Donegal at McHale Park in Castlebar will be live on Ocean FM Sport from 6pm, in association with Donegal Plumbing & Heating, Old Laghey Road, Donegal Town. Charlie Collins and Manus Boyle will describe the action from McHale Park. A win…
BREAKING NEWS: Bathing prohibited at Rosses Point and Mullaghmore beaches
Bathing at two of the most popular beaches in Sligo is being temporarily banned. Sligo County Council has confirmed that microbiological analysis of samples taken at Mullaghmore and Rosses Point beaches were non-compliant with bathing water regulations. The samples were taken on July 29th and showed excessive levels of Intestinal…
Proposed Garda changes would see much enlarged Northern region
Major changes are proposed for how An Garda Siochana is managed. One of the biggest changes concern how the Garda is organised on the ground, with a proposal that the Northern Region, which includes Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim, become part of a much larger region. There are six regions, divided…
National Broadband Plan says high speed broadband for north west moves step closer
National Broadband Ireland says the roll-out of high-speed broadband has moved a step closer for thousands of premises in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. It’s after the government announced that work to finalise the contract for the National Broadband Plan is well progressed €135m is to be invested in Donegal to…
Irish Water insist upgrade works at Lough Talt will be completed before 2020
Irish Water is insisting that works on upgrading the Lough Talt water treatment plant in south Sligo will be completed before the end of 2020. That’s despite a local water quality campaigner saying much work needs to be done before actual upgrade work can start. Earlier this week, local Sligo…