The Final Whistle: Episode 23 – Women’s NFL semi-finals
It’s NFL semi-final weekend in women’s gaelic football. Donegal, Sligo and Fermanagh are are involved at the business end of their respective divisions. Donegal manager Maxi Curran and Sligo captain Jacqui Mulligan talk it up…
4 Years to Walk the Coastline of Ireland and Britain
Karen Penny is currently undertaking a mammoth task. She intends to walk the entire coastline of Ireland and Britain, all in aid of Alzheimers Research. It will take her 4 years! She is currently along…
McBrearty defends decision to join Fine Gael ranks
Donegal Independent Cllr, and former Labour Party member, Frank McBrearty, has defended his decision to join Fine Gael and stand for them in the Donegal County Council elections. Despite some internal FG opposition to the…
Mother fears addict son will die on streets of Sligo
A woman has appealed for appropriate support and facilities for her son, who is a recovering addict, and is currently living on the streets of Sligo. She has backed up claims made on the NWT…
Darkness Into Light Sligo 2019
Darkness Into Light Sligo 2019 takes place at 04.15am on Saturday May 11th. Corey Whyte and Ann Tully called into The Francie Boylan Show for a chat all about it. For more on Darkness Into…
The Carns apparition of 1985 – Hysteria or miracle?
This week’s RTE TV documentary on Ireland’s moving statues phenomenon of 1985 has again focused attention on what happened at Carns, Culleens, Co Sligo that year. Four teenagers claim to have witnessed an apparition of…
Ballintra girl’s family seek answers after scuba diving tragedy
Elaine Morrow from Ballintra in Donegal was just 23 years old when she died in a scuba diving tragedy at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It’s been eight years since the incident, and there’s…