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Details of an initiative taking place next February to promote awareness of mental health in County Leitrim have been announced today. The launch event took place this morning aboard the Rose of Innishfree boat on Lough Gill, near Parkes Castle. Hubert McHugh and Valerie Cogan are two community mental health…

A Sligo/Leitrim TD is criticising Transport Minister Shane Ross, saying 150 million euro worth of investment in the rail network announced yesterday will be of no benefit to passengers travelling on the regularly overcrowded Sligo/Dublin line. Minister Ross announced government approval for the purchase of 41 additional rail carriages to…

There have been numerous suggestions recently about how to boost tourism in north Leitrim. Generally, they have all been about creating links between the many tourist spots in the area. But now, comes another suggestion — this time the inspiration is the famous Ring of Kerry. So . . .…

The number of Gardaí deployed to Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal since 2015 is ‘nothing to celebrate.’ That’s according to the Garda Representative Associations Brendan O’Connor who says the figures fall short of pre-recession numbers. By the end of next month, there will have been an additional 79 Gardaí in Co.…

Obituaries, Thursday, October 31st  2019,  10am     Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths:     Joe O’Hara, Wales and Manorhamilton   Anne McGloin, Grang   Mary Steels, Sligo   Andrew Elliott, Donegal Town   Kathleen Garvin, USA and Ballyshannon   Jeannette Regan, Letterkenny   Heather Stevenson,…