Sixty-five patients waiting for hospital beds in the North West
The north west is among the worst-hit areas in the country again today when it comes to the number of patients in hospitals waiting for beds. Sixty-five are waiting in the region, made up of 39 in Letterkenny and 26 in Sligo. 35 of the patients in Letterkenny are in…
Angry McBrearty rounds on fellow councillors after fiery meeting
Donegal councillor Frank McBrearty has criticised those councillors who supported the move to have him removed from yesterday’s meeting of Donegal County Council, for disruptive behaviour. He insists the regulations were not followed – the row broke out during a discussion on the mica crisis in the county OceanFM…
Householders to bear brunt of rising fuel prices, claims MacManus
A European Parliament member for the Midlands/North West says more people should have access to the fuel allowance because of the surge in energy prices across Europe. Chris MacManus was speaking in the European Parliament in Strasbourg during a debate on the fallout of rising gas prices. During the debate…
Andy Moran is new Leitrim senior football manager
Leitrim GAA has confirmed the appointment of Mayo’s Andy Moran as the county’s new senior football team manager. He succeeds Terry Hyland who stood down from the role in July. His appointment was ratified following a Leitrim GAA Executive meeting on Wednesday evening. OceanFM Ireland · ‘It was the one…
ITSligo vaccination centre closes for final time
Tributes are being paid to the frontline workers who have been administering Covid-19 vaccines in Sligo for the past 8 months. The vaccination centre at the Knocknarea arena at ITSligo closed for the final time yesterday at 4pm after adminstering over 110,000 vaccines. Sligo Councillor, Donal Gilroy and member of…
Under resourcing of ambulance service needs to be addressed
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says a patient that had to be treated on the floor of an ambulance recently highlights the understaffing and under resourcing of the ambulance service. Fianna Fail Deputy Marc MacSharry is to raise the issue with Minister of Health, Stephen Donnelly in the Dail. He says the…
It could be 2022 before people in the region sit their driving test
The Road Safety Authority are estimating that it will be early 2022 before people across the region will be able to sit their driving test if they book now. That’s according to the RSA’s own online tool for estimating how long a person can expect to wait. The 24th of…