HSE urges people to be aware of NOWDOC Christmas hours
The Christmas period is the busiest time for out-of-hours GP services. That’s according to Dr. Martin Coyne, the Clinical Lead GP for the NOWDOC service which is the out-of-hours service for Donegal and Leitrim. He says last year over Christmas they were dealing with 40 to 45 calls per hour.…
Time running out for sending Christmas mail
People sending packages and Christmas cards are being advised to get to your nearest post office as soon as possible. The number of items that goes through the GPO in Dublin more than doubles at Christmas time, going from 2 million, to 5 million items. Anna Mc Hugh from An…
Santa Claus granted travel permit for Irish airspace on Christmas Eve
It’s been confirmed in the Dáil that a permit for Santa Claus to travel over Ireland has been granted. He’ll now be cleared for travel in Irish airspace in the late hours of December 24th and the early hours of December 25th. Fine Gael TD Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste…
Local business challenge as hundreds flock north
Local businesses are facing a challenge in competing with the reality that hundreds of people are heading north of the border this Christmas. Ocean FM News has travelled to Enniskillen today, the 8th of December, which marks the traditional start of the Christmas shopping season – to see just how…