Service user appeals for restoration of full day care services in Easkey
Maggie Doyle is a regular user of the social day care service being provided at Easkey Health Care centre. However, the centre now only operates for 2 days per week, as opposed to 4 before…
Gilroy sorry to see MacSharry quit but has no regrets about making complaint
Sligo Fianna Fail Cllr Donal Gilroy says he stands by his decision to make an official complaint of bullying against TD, Marc MacSharry, which indirectly led to the TD’s resignation from the Party. Cllr Gilroy…
Remembering the Sligo Airport runway crash, 20 years on
40 passengers aboard a Euroceltic plane had a lucky escape on this day 20 years ago when the aircraft skidded off the runway at Sligo Airport and tilted into the sea. Among those on board…
Turf them out – Listeners furious over restrictions on burning of turf
Two of those who cut and burn their turf every year have rounded on the Government for backing legislation which could allow for the jailing of those who burn turf excessively. The new regulations ban…
The Ocean FM interviews, The WhatsApp messages – How MacSharry resignation came about
At the heart of the shock decision by Marc MacSharry to resign from the Fianna Fail party – a complaint lodged by Cllr Donal Gilroy based on the content of a WhatsApp Sligo FF councillor…
Fit, healthy and a non-smoker – Lung cancer patient Deirdre raises awareness of condition
Deirdre Staunton, a nurse at Sligo University Hospital, was shocked when she was told she had lung cancer in March, 2021. She never smoked, and had led a very active life, including running. She says…
Jim and Leo’s salute to Sligo sport
More than a celebration of Sligo sport – a history of the county and its people…Jim and Leo Gray talk about their new book, ‘Local Heroes: A Celebration of Sligo Sport’, featuring 20 sports stories…