Obituaries, Wednesday, January 1st, 2020, 10am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Susan Scanlon, London and Ballymote Mary Elizabeth Dorran, Dromard Angela Mullarkey, Sligo, Maureen O’Boyle, Sligo Anthony Keeney, Bruckless Mary Ellen Molloy, Ardara Christy O’Grady, Gurteen Ita Barry, Bruckless Shelia…
10 people killed on roads in north west in the past year
There’s been an increase in the number of deaths on the country’s roads over the past year. The numbers are up 4 per cent in 2019, compared to 2018. Ten people were killed on the roads in the north west, made up of eight in Donegal and one each in…
Letterkenny to Galway hospital route is busiest for Coast Guard helicopter
The busiest helicopter emergency medical transfer route for the Irish Coast Guard is from Letterkenny to University Hospital Galway. That’s according to an end-of-year statement from the Coast Guard. Coast Guard helicopter services are provided under contract by CHCI operating a fleet of Sikorsky S92 helicopters out of bases in…