Four Sligo organisations receive almost €19,000 in funding
Four Sligo organisations have received €18,750 under the 2020 Communities Integration Fund. €5,000 has been allocated for the Hawk’s Well Theatre, €5,000 for the Sligo Family Resource Centre, €4,600 for the Yeats Society and a further €4,150 for the Sligo Environmental Network. Susan O’Keefe is the Director of the Sligo…
Defence Forces personnel from Donegal, Sligo, among those heading for Lebanon
Thirty-six Defence Forces personnel from Donegal and eight from Sligo will be among 347 leaving on a United Nations (UNIFIL) peace-keeping mission in South Lebanon in the coming weeks. The 117 Infantry Battalion will also include four from Cavan, six from Derry, one from Fermanagh and 11 from Roscommon. As…
Sligo v Laois live this Sunday
Sligo’s TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship opening Group 4 match against Laois will be live this Sunday from 1pm on oceanfm.ie. Katie Walsh and Cathal Mullaney will be on commentary to bring you all the action from the game. The match is now being played at Kiltoom, home of St…
Cosgrove calls for improved wages, better working conditions in voluntary, community sector
Low wages and poor working conditions are still major problems for the majority of workers in the voluntary and community sector. That’s according to former Sligo/Leitrim Labour Party candidate Nessa Cosgrove who works in the sector. Her comments come in the aftermath of the announcement by Minister of State Joe…
Woman unable to purchase clothing or access public toilets after hospital mishap
The story of a woman from Sligo who needed clothes as a matter of urgency, after a mishap while attending a hospital appointment in Galway, and couldn’t purchase them or access public toilets because of the Covid restrictions. Her daughter says the incident was highly embarrassing and shows up problems…
Over 1,900 people waiting for driving tests in the north west
Over 1,900 people are waiting for a driving test across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal test centres. Driving test services resumed on a gradual basis from the 20th of July. According to Freedom of Information figures, 498 people are waiting for a driving test at the Sligo Town Centre, 398 in…
Japanese trawlers fishing for tuna in north Atlantic is nothing new, says KFO boss
The CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation says Japanese trawlers are entitled to fish for tuna in the North Atlantic outside the 200 mile Irish limit. Sean O Donoghue says it’s something that has been going on for decades. Concern has recently been voiced about the presence of Japanese trawlers…