Sligo students organise Global Climate Strike
Fridays for Future Sligo have organised one of the national Global Climate Strike events to take place locally today. Anna Clarke of the Ursuline College outlines more, and how she is dedicating the event to a friend who died during floods in Belgium OceanFM Ireland · Sligo students organise…
Rossinver Organic Centre hosting free workshop on future of farming
The Organic Centre in Rossinver Co Leitrim is inviting farmers who are concerned about topical issues like the environment to meet other like minded farmers where ideas can be shared on how to protect nature. The centre is hosting a focus group on Saturday from 11am to 3pm. The free…
New leader means new beginning claims local Labour Party representative
A north west representative for the Labour party has backed the party Leaders calls for a mini budget and a national pay rise to tackle the rising costs of living. Ivana Bacik was elected as the head of the party after her nomination was unopposed yesterday. Already she…
Local FORSA member gives cautious welcome to new school secretary deal
A local FORSA representative has given a cautious welcome the new agreement that will see all school secretaries transfer to a new pay-scale aligned with the public service clerical officer scale. The trade union which represented the school sectaries, FORSA negotiated the deal. It’s thought the new deal…
John Wynne, Eugene Donegan and much more.
We feature Roscommon flute player, John Wynne, from the band Gatehouse, which plays here at The Glens Centre this Saturday. Stuart Lawn of FabLab tells of a new Creative Heartlands arts initiative in Virtual Reality For Art Creation. We hear some class Bluegrass, Old-Timey Folk from Pilgrim St and we speak with band member,…
Man refused bail in Tom Niland case
A 28 year old man has been refused bail after being charged in the aggravated burglary of Tom Niland in Skreen, Co Sligo on the 18th of January. RTE reports John Irving of Shanwar, Foxford, Co Mayo was refused bail on a number of grounds such as the seriousness of…
Coola PPS win All-Ireland Schools soccer title
Coola Post Primary School are celebrating the school’s first ever All-Ireland Schools National Cup soccer title victory following a 3-2 victory over Scoil Ruain of Killenaule (Tipperary) at the Athlone Town Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Following a 3-1 Connacht Final victory over Seamount College (Kinvara) and an 8-3 success over…