KFO boss says up to 2,000 fishing jobs could be lost
The CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation is warning that up to two thousand jobs could be lost in the fishing and processing industry due to the impact of the post-Brexit trade deal. The agreement between the EU and UK kicked in from January – but it’s now been overwhelmingly…
Saddened former Bóthar worker says he and a ‘lot of very good people always acted in good faith’
A County Sligo-based former worker for Bóthar says he is ‘very saddened’ by the news of the scandal that has now engulfed the charity, describing it as like hearing of ‘the brutal death of an old friend.’ Pat McCarrick, from Cloonacool, was fundraising projects director with Bóthar from 2004 to…
Councillor: ‘Clean-up groups must have place for rubbish’
A Sligo councillor says that when community groups carry out clean-ups and litter-picks, they sometimes have no place to deposit the rubbish collected. The issue was highlighted when Fine Gael Councillor Dara Mulvey asked at a meeting of the council about the possibility of having rubbish skips located at the…
Drogheda Utd v Sligo Rovers live this Friday
Friday evening’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game between Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers will be live across the Ocean FM Sport platforms. Match commentators Keith O’Dwyer and Mark Rossiter will be at ‘Head in the Game’ Park in county Louth to bring you full match commentary on oceanfm.ie from…
No more linking farm payments to eco-friendly schemes.
The Agriculture Minister says he will resist attempts to further link EU farm payments to eco-friendly schemes. The bloc is negotiating the new Common Agricultural Policy, which will take effect in 2023. Ireland has agreed to allow 20 per cent of CAP payments to be ring-fenced for environmental farm practices.…
Local Authorities must carefully consider wind farm developments
Leitrim County Council is to be asked to ‘seriously consider what is acceptable’ when it comes to new wind farms in the county. Fine Gael Councillor Frank Dolan says the issue needs to be seriously considered as the council prepares its new county development plan. He says the…
Ban on outdoor dining slammed as madness by Enniscrone publican
Tommy Battle is the owner of The Pilot gastropub in Enniscrone, and he’s described as madness the situation whereby people can purchase takeaway food from his premises, but not sit down and eat it at his picnic tables outside. HIs picnic tables remained taped off last weekend while the seaside…