Man dies after being struck by a car in Strokestown
A man in his 30s has died after being hit by a car in county Roscommon. It happened on the Longford-side of Strokestown on the N5 at around 5am this morning. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the car was taken to…
Many major challenges facing gardai
A Sligo Leitrim TD claims there are many major challenges facing gardai at present. 94 per cent of middle-ranking members of the force say they’ve had difficulty enforcing Covid-19 legislation as the lockdown has unwound. That’s according to a survey of 2,000 members, conducted by the Association of…
Bonfire night passes peacefully in the North West
Gardai and emergency services in the north west are reporting no major incidents in the region after Bonfire night passed by relatively peacefully last night. Sligo Fire services have confirmed to OceanFM news that they responded to a number of calls from the general public in relation to fires…
Major An Garda Síochána operation launched to support public compliance
An Garda Síochána have commenced a major policing operation across the north west focused on supporting public compliance with public health measures over this weekend. Following the recent announcements by An Taoiseach of the necessity for people to undertake a range of public health measures to help stop the…
Women released from Leitrim Garda station
A woman has been released from a Garda station in Leitrim after she was arrested on suspicion of threatening a rape victim. Gardaí had arrested the woman in connection with an allegation of making threats to kill or cause harm to the injured party in the trial, which concluded at…
Calls for Gardai to investigate courtroom threats to Leitrim rape victim
The Rape Crisis Network is calling on the Gardaí to investigate threats made to a victim of sexual violence in a courtroom after two men were jailed for raping her. Yesterday, two men were jailed for seven years for raping a woman at a house in Leitrim in 2017 –…
Heartbroken Donegal father releases statement after 3 children found dead in Dublin
The Donegal father of the three children who were discovered in their home in the south Dublin Friday has urged parents to cuddle and spend time with their children. A message was issued this morning by An Garda Siochana on behalf of their father Andrew McGinley. “There is only devastation,…