Geevagh and Tourlestrane ladies go to replay
The Connaught Gold Sligo LGFA Premier Championship final replay will be played next Saturday. After a dramatic encounter on Saturday last, Geevagh and Tourlestrane will have to do it all over again. Katie Walsh hit the net twice in the first four minutes, as Tourlestrane built up a healthy lead…
Donegal jockey wins big at the Curragh
Donegal jockey Oisin Orr bagged his biggest career victory to date after winning the Irish Ledger yesterday. ‘Search for a Song’ won her second consecutive Comer Group International Irish St Ledger, having won last year under Chris Hayes. 23 year old Orr was praised by the horse’s trainer Dermot Weald…
Call for funding to deal with cancer-screening backlog
A Donegal TD is calling on the government to provide the funding necessary to deal with the backlog in cancer screening. Covid-19 restrictions have resulted in a drop in screenings and preventative measures for a variety of conditions. Donegal Independent TD Thomas Pringle says there needs to be immediate recruitment…
Obituaries, Monday, September 14th, 10 a.m.
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Enda Harte, Kiltyclogher Eamon O’Brien, Bundoran Bridget Stone, Sligo Benjamin Crawford, Ballintra Anthony McDaid, Dunkineely Joey Torrens, Laghey Harold Roddie, Bruckless Rita Gallagher, Pettigo Kevin Gallagher, Derryvarymore, Co Fermanagh …
Meeting this morning between Garda, councillors to discuss Sligo station
A meeting is to take place this morning between representatives of An Garda Siochana and Sligo councillors in relation to Sligo Garda Station. There had been hopes a new garda headquarters would have been built in Sligo, particularly after a site was obtained at Caltragh on the outskirts of Sligo…
13 new Covid cases in Donegal
Thirteen new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in County Donegal. That’s according to a statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team yesterday (Sunday) evening. There have now been 560 cases in Donegal. The figures for Sligo and Leitrim are 159 and 106 respectively. The statement added that as…
€180,000 for six Donegal projects
Almost €180,000 has been earmarked for six projects in County Donegal under the second round of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. €25,000 is going to Donegal Town for the establishment of an outdoor food market. Similar amounts will go to Glen to enhance and support and existing outdoor recreational…