Sligo ‘Biggest Loser’ participant says criticism of Operation Transformation is justified
Sligo’s Paddy Cunningham finished runner up in ITV’s weight loss show, The Biggest Loser, in 2011. He says he can understand the criticism levelled at this year’s Operation Transformation programme, led by an eating disorder…
Gardai issue warning on ‘grandparent’ scam
Gardai in the Sligo-Leitrim division have issued warnings about a new scam, called the grandparent scam – where a purported family member texts a message to another family member from someone else’s phone seeking assistance,…
Mandatory Covid vaccination proposal shows arrogance of NPHET says campaigner
The reported suggestion by NPHET that Covid vaccinations should be mandatory is worrying in its level of arrogance. That’s according to former General Election candidate, Bernie O’Hara, who has consistently campaigned on how the unvaccinated…
Singer Georgie staying positive following cancer treatment
Well known Sligo singer, Georgie Gorman, was diagnosed with throat cancer last August, and is recovering after a bout of treatment. Georgie has been providing honest and very personal updates of his cancer journey on…
People profiteering from selling antigen tests online claims Donegal Cllr
People are profiteering by selling Covid antigen tests online at increased prices, according to a Donegal councillor. Independent councillor, Niamh Kennedy has called for free antigen tests to be made available to everyone, as the…
Oh S – -t FM – When things didn’t go quite right in 2021
Our annual collection of Ocean FM bloopers – when things didn’t go quite as planned during 2021 OceanFM Ireland · Oh S – -t FM – When things didn't go quite right in 2021
Sligo businessman hits out at myths surrounding local afforestation
Sligo businessman, Martin Foley, has hit out at what he describes as some of the myths surrounding afforestation in the region, after a newspaper article claiming there was tree snobbery concerning sitka spruce being planted…