Unprecedented surge in local mountain rescue call outs.
The increase in the number of people holidaying locally has led to an unprecedented surge in mountain rescue call outs. And among the forefront in recent days has been the Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team. Speaking to OceanFM news, the Leader of the Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue team,…
Cheers! Sliabh Liag Distillers fill first cask with new whiskey
Whiskey is now being distilled legally again in County Donegal for the first time in almost 200 years. It’s after Sliabh Liag Distillers filled a double-distilled spirit made from Irish peated malt into a first-fill bourbon oak cask. The small-batch production at the distiller’s Carrick facility will help the company’s…
Harvey’s Point in Donegal the ‘best for a romantic break’
The popular Harvey’s Point in Donegal has reason to celebrate. The hotel and restaurant situated on shore of Lough Eske has been named the best for a romantic break by contributors to the website Trip Advisor. It was also highly ranked in Europe in the annual Travellers’ Choice Awards. Niall…
Obituaries, Wednesday, July 29th, 2020, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Ernie Hunter, Ballisodare Mary Gorman, Ballintra Carmel Kelly, Strandhill . . Ernie Hunter, Carrickhenry, Ballisodare, Co. Sligo, Non-Covid related, suddenly at his residence. Funeral Service in St. John’s Cathedral, John…
MacSharry: Cutting child benefit to people going abroad is ‘mean-spirited and wrong’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has questioned the cutting of child benefit to some people after they were questioned at airports while going abroad. About 2,000 people going abroad have had their Covid-19 payment stopped. But speaking in the Dail last night, Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry described the cutting of child…
Some public servants lying on couches and watching boxsets during Covid, claims TD
Some public servants have used the cover of Covid-19 to do nothing in their jobs, according to Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry. Speaking during a debate on the Social Welfare Bill, Deputy MacSharry claimed some Government Departments and employees of the State had been ‘lying on couches and watching boxsets’…
Donegal championship fixtures to proceed despite Covid concerns
The defending Donegal senior Football champions, Naomh Conaill are waiting on test results in relation to a potential case of Covid-19. The Glenties outfit are due to start the defence of their title at home to Milford on Saturday afternoon. Ocean FM sport understands it’s an underage member…