Councillor says people shocked, angered over attack on garda in Blacklion area
A local Councillor in Blacklion, Co Cavan says the local community is shocked and angered by the assault on an unarmed uniform Garda which took place in the early hours of yesterday morning The incident took place at Loughan, Blacklion. Gardai are continuing to investigating the circumstances of the assault…
Emotional Ukrainian Sligo resident fearful for her family
Khrystyna Shkoruta is an Ukrainian national, who has been living in Sligo with her family for the past 12 years. She’s spoken emotionally of the heartbreak of the Russian invasion and says she fears for the safety of her family and friends in Ukraine OceanFM Ireland · Emotional Ukrainian…
87 year-old Bernadette remembers the Winter Storm of 1947
It’s 75 years since Ireland’s The Big Snow, months of heavy snowfalls in 1947. Bernadette O’Connor, who’s 87 years old and has lived in Sligo for most of her life, remembers the storm as a young girl living in North Donegal (photo The Donegal Weather Channel) OceanFM Ireland ·…
Investigation into attack on garda in Loughan, Blacklion area
Gardai are investigating the circumstances of an assault on an unarmed uniform member of the force in the early hours of this morning, (28th February). At about 2am, a garda on patrol in the Loughan, Blacklion, Co. Cavan area contacted colleagues seeking assistance. The garda appeared to have been doused…
GRA says attack on garda highlights dangers members face every day
The GRA has described the attack on a garda in the Loughan, Blacklion area of County Cavan as ‘horrific and vicious.’ It’s understood the garda, who was on patrol in a Garda car in the area, was doused with an accellerant. James Morrisroe, GRA Representative for the Cavan/Monaghan Division, said…
Three St. Patrick’s Day parades to mark end of Covid in west Sligo
The end of Covid restrictions will be celebrated in west Sligo this St Patrick’s Day when three villages come together to stage their parades. The parades will take place one after the other, with the first stepping off in the farthest part of west Sligo, in Enniscrone, at the Diamond…
Drug-driving arrests in Donegal
Two motorists are due to appear in court in Donegal following arrests over the weekend for suspected drug driving. The arrests were made by members of Letterkenny Roads policing Unit. One driver tested positive for cannabis, the other for cannabis and cocaine. A person was also arrested n suspicion of…