Appeal made for more foster families
An appeal has gone out for more families across the region to consider fostering children. Social workers from Five Rivers independent fostering agency, Debra Wilson and Harold Barber, discuss the process, along with Kevin, whose…
Students and staff of St Angela’s College heading for Uganda
Four nursing students from St Angela’s College in Sligo, along with two staff members, are heading on a humanitarian mission to Uganda next month, and fund raising for what they hope to achieve there. Student…
Councils criticised for lack of warning signs after deaths of dogs at Lough Melvin
Leitrim and Fermanagh Councils have been criticised for not putting necessary warning signs in place following the deaths of four dogs after entering the water at Lough Melvin. It’s believed the animals died after coming…
In The Garden with Liam Feeney
All you latest gardening advice and tips, with Liam Feeney of Feeney’s Garden Centre, Glencar
14% now have no religion – Calls made for more secular society
The latest census results indicate that 14% of Irish citizens now have no religion. It has led to calls from the Atheist Ireland organisation for the Government to move towards a more secular, pluralist country,…
Local parents urged to make their views known on new sexuality education
The new sexual education programme for junior cycle students, which covers issues such as consent, sexual orientation, gender identity and the influence of pornography. The head of the Natural Women’s Council, Jana Lunden, insists she…
The Friday Panel, Brian Scanlon, Veronica Cawley
Proposals for a helicopter service to bring cancer patients from the NW to Galway Hospital, budget tax cuts, bank holidays, the census results, and more are discussed on this week’s Friday Panel. Guests are former…