Ciarán Taylor, John Spillane & much more.
Our guests this week are; Sligoman, Ciarán Taylor, Director of Carpet Theatre; Corkman, John Spillane (who plays The Glens Feb. 12th); and Leitrimwoman, Fionnuala Maxwell, whose new project is an Exploration of Women in Traditional…
The Final Whistle podcast 01/02/2024
All-Ireland soccer celebrations for St Claires Comprehensive School Manorhamilton. Their FAI Schools Senior Cup is in the studio tonight – along with some of the players. The Lidl ad campaign to attract more fans to…
Agri Week podcast 01/02/2024
This week, Ronan Flanagan chats to west Sligo native Christopher Tuffy, who has been as the National Dairy Council’s latest Farm Ambassador. Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor, Padraig Fallon is calling for ACRES payments to…
80th anniversary of RAF plane crash in Bluestack Mountains
On 31st January, 1944, during World War 2, an RAF plane crashed at Croaghgorm in the Bluestack Mountains in Donegal. Seven crew members were killed, five survived, including Jim Gilchrist, who kept in touch with…
Fans disappointed as Sligo Rovers’ Match Programmes are no more
Sligo Rovers have taken to decision not to publish Match Programmes in future, due to financial reasons – instead, an online programme will be available before each match. However, supporters seem very upset by the…
The supports available to those living with dementia and their families
Ocean FM is supporting the ongoing Dementia Understand Together Campaign being led by the HSE. Currently there are over 64,000 people living with dementia in Ireland. Carmel Geoghegan of the Dementia Carers Campaign has been…
Poor advertising and match scheduling affecting Ladies GAA attendances says Sligo footballer
We’ve been discussing reaction to the Lidl TV ad promoting their sponsorship of the Ladies GAA Championship, which makes reference to addressing the inequality of poor attendances at games – with some feeling the reason…