Friday Focus – Maria Walsh
This week’s Friday Focus guest is MEP and former Rose of Tralee, Maria Walsh. Maria talks about her varied life, from Boston to Shrule to Philadelphia to Brussels, and plays some of her favourite music…
Swimmer describes rescue of man at Rosses Point
A group of swimmers and kayakers came to the rescue of a man who got into difficulty while swimming in the sea at Rosses Point on Wednesday evening. One of them, Rachel O’Sullivan, has been…
Proposal to close O’Connell Street to traffic is reversed
A proposal to close Sligo’s O’Connell Street to traffic during daytime hours has been reversed. It was to be part of the second phase of the Town’s mobility plan – Cllr Tom MacSharry feels it’s…
Local publicans warn of pub closures after re-opening delay
Local publicans are up in arms over the delay in the re-opening of pubs announced last evening by Government, claiming it will be death knell for many smaller businesses. Vintner’s NEC member, Adrian Tansey of…
Campaign pushing for inquiry into epilepsy drug
Parents are pushing for an inquiry into the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate, or epilim, and how it impacted on pregnant women. It’s claimed that the drug led to the birth of some children with developmental…
‘It’s like Fawlty Towers’ – Reaction to first 2 weeks of new Government
On Monday, Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen was visiting the scene of a landslide in Drumkeeran. The next day, he faced his own landslide after being sacked – listeners have been having their say on his…
GAA club players being used as ‘guinea pigs’ as matches resume – claim
There is concern among a number of local GAA supporters at the risks involved as players get set to return to club action this weekend. Tom from Cloonacool suggests these players are being used as…