Karl Foley appointed as new Leitrim minor manager
Leitrim GAA has appointed Karl Foley as the county’s new senior football team manager. The Roscommon native was ratified at a meeting of the Leitrim county board earlier this week. A native of Kilmore in Roscommon, Foley previously lived in Leitrim and guided local club side Annaduff to to two…
Councillor defends spray painting to remove racist graffiti in Donegal
A Donegal councillor has defended his actions in spray painting road signs in the county to hide the racist graffiti which has appeared on them. Cllr Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig says he took great offence at the ‘Z’ sign appearing on the signs OceanFM Ireland · Councillor defends…
Divided opinion on Sean Quinn after RTE documentary
Listeners have been reacting to ‘Quinn Country’ the documentary on Sean Quinn broadcast on RTE TV this week. Opinions range from criticism of the former billionaire, to a grudging admiration, to a declaration of him as ‘a good man’ OceanFM Ireland · Divided opinion on Sean Quinn after RTE…
Intensive road safety operation launched for festive period across Sligo & Leitrim
An intensive six-week road safety operation has been launched for the festive period across Co. Sligo and Co. Leitrim. The campaign will run until January 3rd, with the aim of reducing road deaths over the Christmas and New Year period. In a statement, Inspector Paul Kilcoyne said that…
Dave Rogers is new Finn Harps manager
Finn Harps have announced Dave Rogers as the club’s new manager for the 2023 SSE Airtricity League First Division season. His appointment was confirmed at a news conference on Friday afternoon. Rogers joins from English Premier League club Nottingham Forest, where he was under-21 Manager. Born in Liverpool, Rogers will…
McSharry helps Ireland win gold at US Open Championships
Ireland’s 4 x 100 metres women’s medley team of Mona McSharry, Danielle Hill, Molly Mayne and Victoria Catterson won gold at the US Open Swimming Championships in North Carolina on Thursday night. The four US-based Irish swimmers clocked a time of 4mins 07.69secs to finish ahead of McSharry’s University team…
Sligo councillor confirms that upgrade work on the N59 Corhawnagh to Crockacullion will be delayed
There is no immediate signs of upgrade works to take place on the N59 Corhawnagh to Crockacullion Road. Sligo Drumcliff councillor Donal Gilroy says he has received confirmation that with the estimated cost of the scheme is in excess of €20 million, it falls under the TII category of…