Ballymote’s Michael Lavin joins Ipswich Town FC
Ballymote teenager Michael Lavin has joined English League One side Ipswich Town. Lavin, who was on the Academy books with Sligo Rovers, is one of three Irish players to move to Ipswich’s youth set-up. Daniel O’Connor (Galway United) and Leon Ayinde (Cork City) are the other two. Ipswich are currently…
St Attracta’s reach All-Ireland soccer final
St Attracta’s Tubbercurry’s spectacular run in this seasons’s FAI Schoolgirls senior ‘A’ cup broke new ground on Tuesday in Ennis as the south Sligo school beat St Mary’s High School from Midleton (Cork) 2-1 after extra-time in a thrilling semi-final win. Attracta’s were 1-0 down as the game entered the…
International hockey call-up for Sligo’s Maebh McLoughlin
Sligo Grammar School student Maebh McLoughlin has been called into the Ireland under-18 international hockey squad. The squad will take part in a series of training camps, including matches in Poland and France over the coming months in preparation for the final squad selection for the European under-18 hockey championships,…
Up to 100 council tenants in Donegal renting out premises as Airbnbs it’s claimed
It’s been claimed that as many as 100 council houses in Co Donegal are being rented out by their tenants as Airbnb accommodation. Independent Cllr Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig has condemned the practice and called for action to bring it to an end OceanFM Ireland · Up to 100…
Save Leitrim group reject claims of double standards in Coillte row
The Save Leitrim group has rejected criticism that it brought about the controversial Coillte decision to seek private investment funds for forestry development, by opposing farmers who wanted to grow timber for the construction industry. Community activist John Mulligan and Eddie Mitchell of the IFA and Save Leitrim debate …
Garda appeal following burglary in Ballymote
An appeal for information on a burglary in Ballymote last Wednesday, and for information on damage to flower boxes in Drumshanbo at the weekend are among the issues raised on this week’s On the Beat. With Sergeant Angela Cummins of he Community Engagement Unit at Sligo Garda Station OceanFM…
Competition launched for design of social housing scheme in Sligo
A competition has been launched for the design of the social housing scheme in Sligo. The ‘Town Centre Living’ Architectural Design Competition is set to focus on lands at Pirn Mill Road. The competition was launched by Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien the President of The Royal Institute of the Architects…