Widespread reaction to arrest of busker in Sligo Town
Gardai arrested a busker outside the Quayside Shopping Centre in Sligo earlier this week under public order legislation. A video of the incident has caused huge reaction. Daniel of the Busk-It Music company says the incident is most unfortunate OceanFM Ireland · Widespread reaction to arrest of busker in…
Kinlough woman’s anger after children refused school bus places
The parent of two secondary school children, one of whom has autism, has slammed the Department of Education and Bus Eireann, after they were turned down for school bus transport places for the year ahead. Winifred from Kinlough is sending her children to St Clare’s School in Manorhamilton, and she’s…
Sweet notes: Profits rise at Daniel O Donnell’s firm
Profits in the 12 months to October last year at the entertainment firm owned by Donegal singer Daniel O Donnell increased by almost €690,000 to €4.3m. It was a marginal increase in profits for the previous year. Daniel is now preparing for a series of UK performances in the autumn,…
32 waiting for beds in NW hospitals
32 people were waiting on beds in the north west’s two main hospitals this morning, according to the INMO Trolley Watch Figures. There were 20 people waiting on a bed in Sligo University Hospital. 15 of whom were in the emergency department. There were 12 people waiting on a bed…
Agri Week: Carbon emissions in Brazil a world wide problem. Wool membranes for walking tracks in Leitrim
A west of Ireland TD has described as nonsense trying to calculate biogenic methane at national rather than international level. And we hear how wool from Leitrim sheep is being used for a membrane for walking trails locally by volunteers on the Leitrim way. OceanFM Ireland · Agri…
Government absolutely committed to St. Angela’s -IT Sligo merger – Harris
The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, has emphasised that he and the Government are fully committed to the proposed merger of St Angela’s College in Sligo and IT Sligo. The Minister is visiting both colleges today, and says that the progress on the establishment of a new…
North West students facing transport chaos due to reduced capacity
The annual challenges that families of school going children face at this time of year have been added to by a school transport system which a local TD has described as ‘broken’ With a reduced capacity on school buses this year due to the Covid-19 restrictions those that are…