McAleese attack on Catholic Church causes strong reaction
Former President Mary McAleese’s latest criticism of the Catholic Chruch has caused a strong reaction locally She has now accused the Church of being an empire of misogyny. Speaking at a meeting in Rome, she…
He won’t try and shut me up – Michael Healy-Rae rebuke to MacSharry
Kerry Deputy Michael Healy-Rae has insisted he won’t be silenced by Marc MacSharry or anyone else, following this week’s altercation in the Dail which led to its suspension. The only people who’ll put him out…
Obituaries, Sunday, January 14th, 1pm
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Danny Kane, Ballyshannon Howard Higgins, Dromahair Gerard Keaney, Ballymote Celine Wyse, Donegal Town Hugh Kelly, Rosnowlagh Mary Gallagher, Aclare Michael Desmond Hand, Manorhamilton …
Former hospital manager in Donegal says no easy solution to hospital crisis
A former manager at Letterkenny University Hospital says there’s been an explosion in the demand for acute care services in recent years. Paddy Rooney was assistant General Manager at LUH from 2001 until September of…
Searches to continue for missing Coney Island man over the weekend
Searches will continue over the weekend for a missing Sligo man. Forty-three year old Michael McGowan from Coney Island has been missing for six days now. Hundreds of people have been gathering daily out at…
Heated exchange at Sligo County Council over long-running financial issues
A war of words broke out at Sligo County Council yesterday once again over the Council’s finances. The Council CEO Ciaran Hayes is trying to have three quarters of a million euro he claims is…
Jam packed Arts House Line Up for December 3rd Show!
Listen live to Arts House at 8 pm OceanFM. On the show, Ballyshannon Historian MarcMcMenamin shares the story of Nazi codebreaker Richard Hayes who singlehandedly stopped an invasion in Ireland during World War 2. Sligo’s…