Road markings being placed at dangerous locations in north Sligo
Markings and signs are being placed on a number of roads in north Sligo as part of the effort to get motorists to slow down at dangerous locations. Motorists are being advised that with brighter evenings, dry weather and the Covid restrictions, there are now more people, particularly pedestrians, on…
Leitrim for Life group call for immediate resumption of public Masses
The exclusion of God in finding a solution to the Covid pandemic is both foolish and arrogant. That’s according to Bernie O’Hara of the Leitrim for Life group, who have called for immediate restoration of public Masses, and for TDs to make their position on the issue known OceanFM…
Permission denied for mast at Cliffoney
A planning application for a telecommunications structure near Cliffoney in north Sligo has been refused by Sligo County Council. Eircom, trading as eir, had sought permission for the erection of a 20-metre high structure with antennas, dishes and associated equipment at the Eir Exchange, Creevykeel, Cliffoney.
Banking services from Post Offices is far from being signed, sealed and delivered
As the fallout continues from yesterday’s announcement by Bank of Ireland about its branch closures, including nine in the North West, a Leitrim councillor and post mistress says she knows nothing about an arrangement for post offices to provide banking services. Cllr Mary Bohan has called for clarity to…
Online meetings in Donegal to prevent bank closures
Sinn Fein is to hold a number of online public meetings throughout Donegal to call for Bank of Ireland branches to be kept open. The meetings are to take place in the five towns where the bank yesterday confirmed it is to close branches from September. The Bundoran meeting will…
Irish Catholic Association call for ban to be lifted on mass
The Irish Catholic Association IS calling on the Government to immediately remove the ban on public Masses. Sean Wynne is the secretary of the Irish Catholic Association. He says that the complete ban on religious services is too extreme. Speaking to Ocean FM the Leitrim Community activist…
Bank closures a ‘slap in the teeth’ for the NW says McEniff
Donegal hotelier, Brian McEniff, has lashed out at the decision by Bank of Ireland to close 88 branches, including the branch in Bundoran, He says it shows the bank have no feeling for the region at all, and the move needs to be resisted – Manorhamilton auctioneer Darragh Herrity agrees…