Kinlough Garda Station to be discussed at JPC meeting
Today’s joint policing committee meeting in Leitrim is expected to hear calls for the number of gardaí in Kilough garda station to be restored to four gardaí and a sergeant. Local Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock has submitted a motion on the issue. He is also looking for…
Tourlestrane & Eastern Harps reach Connacht LGFA finals
Two Sligo clubs have qualified for this year’s Connacht LGFA club football finals. Tourlestrane produced an impressive display on Sunday in their intermediate semi-final to beat Tuam Cortoon of Galway by 1-10 to 1-7. OceanFM Ireland · Commentary highlights: Tourlestrane’s Connacht club semi-final win The win sets up a…
Reports Mica redress scheme to be capped at €420,000 per home
Mica affected homeowners are set to get a 100% grant for remediation works, capped at up to €420,000 under government proposals. The Sunday Independent reports the plan would cost the state about €2.2b. The paper reports Minister Darragh O’Brien’s plan is to be discussed by cabinet on Tuesday, and may…
€450,000+ Lotto winner in Ballyshannon
There was no winner of last night’s 19 million euro Lotto jackpot draw, but two players from Donegal and Clare scooped €457,080 each. They shared the Match 5 + Bonus prize pool, which was worth 914,160 euro. The National Lottery are urging players in Ballyshannon in Donegal and Ennis in…
Women of Sligo – Part 3 – Up and Running
This is the third program in our Women of Sligo series featuring Dympna Mannion, Marie Casserly and Marian Duneen. Listen back to previous show here All Podcasts can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Soundcloud or wherever you find your podcasts. Just search OceanFmIreland.
195 premises without power in Sligo
Following Storm Arwen, 195 premises are without power in Co. Sligo today. 131 premises are impacted around the Enniscrone area with a further 64 in and around Tubbercurry. Electricity is expected to be restored in both areas by 3pm this afternoon.