Action plan needed to revitalise Ballymote
A Sligo councillor is calling for a new action plan to revive a town that had traditionally been a vibrant centre of business and commerce for south Sligo and its hinterland. Fine Gael Councillor Dara Mulvey said Ballymote had a great record for community projects but this appears to have…
Government accused of window dressing & attempting to divide Mica groups
The Sligo Pyrite Action Group have described the compensation scheme for homeowners affected by mica and pyrite as “window dressing” and “an attempt to divide the campaign” The Group’s PRO Thomas Healy says families affected have gone through torture but manged to stick together up until now. Whereas…
McConalogue confident of no further restrictions
A Donegal TD says he’s “hopeful” Ireland can avoid another lockdown. It comes as NPHET meet today to consider recommending new restrictions, after the first case of the Omicron variant in Ireland was identified yesterday. The Justice Minister Helen McEntee earlier this week said she does not envisage…
Local Councillor not surprised by low levels of revenue collected on vacant sites & buildings
Concerns have been raised over the low amount of revenue being collected by councils on derelict site levies and vacant commercial buildings. Only 378-thousand euro was recouped by local authorities on derelict sites, last year despite 12.5 million euro being owed. It’s been claimed that councils don’t…
67 people waiting on Hospital beds in the North West
It’s been busy day in the emergency departments at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. It’s been confirmed that 67 people are waiting on hospital beds in the North West’s main two hospitals this morning. 47 are waiting at Letterkenny University Hospital. That’s the highest number of patients waiting…
St Farnan’s Connacht club semi-final live this Saturday
Ocean FM Sport brings you live commentary this Saturday afternoon of Sligo intermediate football champions St Farnan’s Connacht club semi-final against St Faithleach’s of Roscommon from Dr Hyde Park. The match throws-in at 1:30pm and will be live in full on oceanfm.ie with match commentary from Rian Bailey. The second-half…
Mayo v Donegal league game set for Markievicz Park
Mayo’s opening Allianz Football League Division 1 match against Donegal in the New Year is set to be played at Markievicz Park in Sligo. The fixture is a home game for James Horan’s side but with McHale Park in Castlebar undergoing a surface upgrade, and no other venue in the…