Cave excavation reveals conditions of IRA hideout during Civil War in Sligo
A cave excavation in Sligo has revealed conditions of an IRA hideout during the Civil War. The project, funded by the ATU is the first research excavation of a Civil War site in Ireland. The team of archaeologists spent over a week excavating the small cave high in…
Donegal GP urges people to get Covid booster
A Donegal GP believes people who are still experiencing severe illness or dying from Covid are not vaccinated nor have received their boosters. It comes as the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths has continued to fall globally in the past month. Last week, the number of…
Donegal TD claims there will be no change on the sale of turf without government approval
A Donegal TD says there will be no change to the way turf is sold or distributed without approval being provided by the cabinet and TD’s Fine Gael Deputy Joe McHugh voted against the Sinn Fein motion this week calling for the ban on the commercial sales of turf…
Sligo to face Kildare in All-Ireland U20 semi-final
Sligo’s opponents in the semi-finals of the All-Ireland under-20 football championship on Saturday week (May 7th) will be Kildare after the Lillywhites captured the Leinster title on Thursday night with a dramatic 0-17 to 0-15 victory over Dublin in Portlaoise. The sides were level at 0-11 each with ten minutes…
RTE Producer/Director/Writer, Frank Shouldice, tells the story of his grandfather’s role in the Easter Rising in his acclaimed show ‘Six Days’ which plays The Glens Centre May 6th. From Leipzig, Frank Reinecke, viloinist with The Vogler Quartet tells us about this weekends Sligo International Chamber Music Festival. And we hear…
Sligo Council Cathaoirleach raises concerns over complex public procurement process.
The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council says too many small local building contractors are unable to tender for large contracts in this region due to a complex public procurement process. Cllr Paul Taylor says many building contractors situated in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal provide employment in the region…
‘Remembering Ray’ – The Podcast
Ocean FM Sport looks back on the sporting life of Ray Flynn (1953-2022) – with contributions from Rob Heffernan, Terry Hayes, Dermot McDermott, Gary Thornton, David Kelly, Liam Maloney (Sligo Weekender), Michael Carney, Bernie O’Callaghan, Michael Casey, Ruth Monaghan and Jackie McGowan. OceanFM Ireland · ‘Remembering Ray’ – The Podcast…