Motorists speeding, even failing to stop, at traffic lights near Donegal Town school
There are concerns for the safety of children crossing the road near a primary school in Donegal Town. It’s been claimed that motorists are speeding or failing to stop at traffic lights at Scoil Aodh agus Nuala. Donegal Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton is calling for action to be taken…
Harkin: BreastCheck screening is about saving lives
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for the resumption of cancer screening services as soon as possible. Independent Sligo/Leitrim Deputy Marian Harkin is making the call following figures from the European Cancer Information System that show 3,400 women in Ireland are at risk of developing breast cancer this year, while potentially…
Proposal to name bridge in Enniscrone after Vol. Thomas Howley
There are calls for another bridge in County Sligo to be named after an IRA volunteer who died during the troubled early years of the Irish state. At a meeting of Sligo County Council, Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy called for the bridge over the Bellawady River, at Lower Main…
Obituaries, Monday, September 14th, 1p.m.
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Benjamin Crawford, Ballintra Joey Torrens, Laghey Harold Roddie, Bruckless Rita Gallagher, Pettigo Kevin Gallagher, Derryvarymore, Co Fermanagh Joan McCrea, Pettigo Benjamin (Benzie) Crawford, Lower…
Uproar at lack of broadband for businesses in two Ballyshannon business parks
20 businesses in Ballyshannon risk closure as a result of the unavailability of broadband in two local business parks. That’s according to developer, Philip Rooney, who has described the dilemma as shocking, and called for direct intervention on the matter from Minister Eamon Ryan OceanFM Ireland · Uproar at…
Columbarium sought for Kilmactigue graveyard in Sligo
The increasing interest in cremation rather than traditional burials, coupled with the difficulty in finding suitable lands for burial grounds, is reflected in a call for another columbarium to be provided in County Sligo. A columbarium is a place for the respectful storage of urns holding a deceased’s cremated remains.…
Sligo Minor ‘B’ Championship final
Geevagh / St Michael’s and Shamrock Gaels will do battle tonight in the Sligo Minor ‘B’ Championship final. The game was due to be played last week, but had to be refixed after a Covid check in Shamrock Gaels. This is the second meeting of the sides in this year’s…