Donegal couple saving almost €500 by flying from Belfast instead of Dublin
Christy and his wife from Co Donegal say they are saving a total of €473 by deciding to fly to Malaga in Spain from Belfast instead of Dublin Airport. He says flight charges and airport…
Public reminded of dangers of getting caught out by Coney Island tides
The RNLI has reminded those visiting Coney Island in Sligo of a text service facility that helps prevents them from getting caught out by the tides. It says it has responded to numerous call outs…
Money stolen from donation box at Rossnowlagh Friary
A sum of money has been stolen from the donation box in the Franciscan Friary in Rossnowlagh. Gardai are appealing for information on the matter, as outlined on this week’s ‘On The Beat’ OceanFM…
Cairns Hill development poses no threat to neolithic tombs insists celebrity architect
Celebrity architect Hugh Wallace insists there is no threat to any neolithic tombs by the development of housing at Cairns Hill in Sligo, which his company is designing. Mr Wallace says there has been a…
Couple move to Co Leitrim after being priced out of housing market
Tara Tine and her partner are moving all the way from Dundalk to Co Leitrim, as they find it impossible to find a house they can afford. They’ve purchased a run-down cottage which they will…
Sligo’s Civil War Bloody July remembered 100 years later
July 1922 was the bloodiest and most violent month of the Irish Civil War in Sligo. 100 years later, historian and Sligo Cemetery caretaker, Brian Scanlon, has been relating the story of the 8 who…
Feelings running high as councillors vote on Cairns Road housing development
There are strongly divided opinions as members of Sligo County Council vote today on whether to approve a new housing development at Cairns Hill. Objectors claim the development is located on unopened historic neolithic tombs…