ATU Sligo win intervarsities Challenge Cup final
ATU Sligo men’s soccer team are celebrating an intervarsities Challenge Cup title after they defeated NRC Coleraine 2-1 in a dramatic Challenge Cup final, played at Athlone Town Stadium on Tuesday. NRC Coleraine took the lead early in the second half with a strike from distance. However, the Sligo students…
Small men to small people, fat to enormous – re-editing of Roald Dahl’s books slammed
Derek from Killybegs, who does a bit of writing himself, says he’s appalled at the decision to re-edit some of the famous Roald Dahl books to remove language that the publishers believe could now be offensive. Thus ‘fat’ becomes ‘enormous’, and the Oompa Loompas are small ‘people’, not small ‘men’…
Harsher jail sentences for those who attack Gardai will make no difference says ex-member
New legislation which could mean a 1 2 year jail sentence for anyone who attacks a Garda will do nothing to prevent it happening. That’s according to former local Garda Gerry Murphy – while Sinn Fein’s Martin Kenny says lack of resource and the morale issue still need to be…
Appeal for information on robberies in Kinlough and Dromard
Gardai are appealing for information in relation to recent burglaries at Kinlough in Co Leitrim and Dromard in Co Sligo. Sergeant Enda Browne of Manorhamilton Garda Station has details on this week’s On The Beat OceanFM Ireland · Appeal for information on robberies in Kinlough and Dromard
Breach of condition on staffing at Sligo mental health centre
A mental health centre in Sligo has been found to be in breach of a condition relating to staffing. The Mental Health Commission has published inspection reports for approved inpatient mental health centres in Sligo, Laois, Dublin, Limerick and Monaghan. The Adult Mental Health Unit at Sligo University…
‘A lot of anger’ still in Omagh – Dolan
Detectives have been granted more time to question a 71-year-old man in relation to the attempted murder of a police officer in Omagh. The PSNI say a court in Belfast has granted an extension until ten o’clock tomorrow night. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot at at…
No show for Northern Lights despite throngs at local beaches
There were long traffic jams to various beaches across the North West last night as people tried to view another Northern Lights display- however, they were disappointed, as Kenneth McDonagh of the Donegal Weather Channel explains OceanFM Ireland · No show for Northern Lights despite throngs at local beaches