The Final Whistle podcast 19/092019
The news basketball season for EJ Sligo All-Stars is about to begin. The club held its season launch on Thursday night at EJ Menswear, Grattan Street, in Sligo – and The Final Whistle was there.…
OX Mountain Challange 2019
The Ox Mountain Challenge returns again for its 3rd year. There are a number of events to choose from, be it a 10 mile, a relay or a 4 mile run/walk event. There is something…
Forget the Gym. Get fit at home!
Sean Gallagher from SeanneygFitness called into Francie on Outdoor Pursuits for a chat about his new online personal training and nutrition business. Sean tells Francie how the gym isn’t for everyone but that people at…
Dún na nGAAll podcast: Episode 3 – Donegal town
A decisive weekend in the Donegal club championships ahead – as clubs north, south, east and west of the county try to secure a place in the quarter-finals. Four Masters produced the result of weekend…
My son almost died – Meningitis warning issued to parents
Koray McGowan contracted meningitis when he was a leaving cert student in Sligo, and would have died if it were not for a timely and speedy diagnosis of his condition. On Meningitis Awareness Week, his…
Smokers being persecuted by ban on cigarette vending machines claims lobbyist
The pro-smoker lobby group, Forest Eireann, has attacked the Minister for Health for his continued ‘persecution’ of smokers. The group has condemned the latest move by the Minister to ban cigarette vending machines
Student forced to pay double fare after getting on bus at different stop
A young French student was asked to pay a second bus fare, after getting on the Sligo to Galway bus at Ballinacarrow. The student had booked his ticket online from Collooney to Galway, but because…