ESB power to be restored this afternoon in Ballyshannon, Co Donegal and Gurteen, Co Sligo
Electric power is out in a number of homes and businesses in counties Sligo and Donegal There are planned outages in the Ballyshannon, which is affecting 45 customers, with the the power to be restored by 4pm this afternoon. There is also outages in Gurteen, which is affecting 14 customers.…
‘Leitrim Health is Wealth’ event to take place on Feb. 12th
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…
Nothing new in Ross rail announcement, says MacSharry
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…
Tourism idea . . . how about the Ring of Leitrim
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 . . .…
Call to reopen Brexit beef scheme for farmers who sold cattle in north
There are calls for a scheme that was set up to help farmers hit by Brexit to be reopened and extended to allow those who sold animals in Northern Ireland receive compensation. The €100m Beef Exceptional Aid Measure, better known as the BEAM Scheme, was secured by the IFA for…
Number of Gardaí deployed to Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal among lowest in country
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
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,…