Leitrim councillor says road signs create first impressions
A Leitrim councillor wants signs throughout the county to be better maintained and improved. Fivemilebourne, Manorhamilton-based Fine Gael Councillor Frank Dolan says that when it comes to tourism promotion, signage is an important creator of first impressions. He says majny signs along roads are old and dilapidated and, in some…
MacManus wants Irish fishing rights around Rockall protected
A north west MEP is calling on the Irish government to protect Irish fishing rights off Rockall. The area around the uninhabitable rock off the north west coast of County Donegal is being disputed following Brexit, with an Irish fishing vessel recently boarded by Scottish authorities claiming the Irish had…
Donegal gardai warn of postal scam
Gardaí in Donegal are warning those who are still waiting on Christmas postal deliveries of a new email and text message scam. Deliveries due over the Christmas period are still being sent to households due to a backlog. The scam claims that a delivery attempt was made but there is…
Obituaries, Thursday, January 14th, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Mary Gallagher MacBride, Donegal and Achill Caoimhín (Kevin) Casey, Charlestown Trisha Glynn, Ballintogher Brian Curtin, Sligo and Kilkenny Jim Travers, Laghey …
Sligo doctor recalls 6 month-old cousin’s body being dumped in sewage pit inn in Mother And Baby Home
It’s a week of remembering all the victims of Mother and Baby Homes, and in an interview in 2017, Sligo-based doctor, Margaret Connolly, told North West Today of her own family tragedy. Margaret’s aunt ended up in the Tuam Home, and her 6 month-old cousin, Margaret Mary O’Connor, died there,…
Remembering the girls of St Laurence’s Orphanage Sligo
The plight of young girls who were raised at an orphanage in Sligo Town has been remembered, during the week of focus on the operation of Mother and Baby Homes. 49 mostly young children who were raised in St. Laurence’s orphanage are buried in Sligo Cemetery – one man’s mother…
Pringle urges change in law to help baby homes survivors discover their identities
A Donegal TD is calling for Irish law to be amended to enable survivors of mother and baby homes to get access to records that will enable them discover their true identity. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says the right to identity must be respected. Speaking in the Dail, he said…