Special Needs Assistants can help the health service
The Education Minister says special needs assistants can be a big asset when it comes to taking pressure off the health service. The country’s 16 thousand SNA’s are being offered temporary re-assignment to other roles for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s hoped many of them can…
95 Covid-19 cases now confirmed for North West
There are now 95 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the North West. The latest figures show 63 cases in Donegal. 22 cases in Sligo and 10 in Leitrim. The cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 will meet today to discuss the impact of the major restrictions introduced last Friday. …
Obituaries, Thursday, April 2nd, 8 am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Mary Jo Curran, Carrigallen Monica McCauley, Enniskillen Anne Daly, Ballyshannon Kathleen McMorrow Ballinaglera John Richardson Ballyshannon Daniel Gibbons, Ballyshannon, Emily Gallagher, Letterbreen, Enniskillen Francis Cunningham, Killybegs Mary…
“Marts decision helps farmers and food supply chain” – Harkin
Sligo/Leitrim TD Marian Harkin has welcomed the decision to re-open marts for the movement of stock. The new agreement will allow for both the movement of stock while also protecting and preventing the spread of the virus through marts with the introduction of a number of specific guidelines. Sligo Leitrim…
Obituaries, Wednesday, April 1st, 5pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Mary Jo Curran, Carrigallen Monica McCauley, Enniskillen Peggy Finn, Ballintogher Anne Daly, Ballyshannon Patrick Bernard Lennon, Rossinver Kathleen McMorrow Ballinaglera John Richardson Ballyshannon Daniel Gibbons, Ballyshannon, Emily Gallagher, Letterbreen, Enniskillen Francis Cunningham, Killybegs Mary Jo Curran, Corriga, Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim.…
Sligo Garda Superintendent to the fore in TV drama
County Sligo native, Garda Superintendent Thelma Waters, has been speaking about her involvement in the ongoing hugely popular TV series on life inside one of the busiest Garda districts in the country. Thelma’s work as Detective Inspector is featured in ‘The Guards – Inside the K’ on Virgin Media One…
The superstition of the Green Door – Listeners up in arms over anti-Christian comments
It all started with a song, and the superstition of a green door being unlucky. And it morphed into ladders, scarcity of paint, and Christians being accused of flouting their religion if superstitious. Tempers flare on today’s North West Today, and all is not as it seems