Ransboro National School have general election
The pupils and staff at Ransboro School in County Sligo will be holding a mock general election today. Ahead of country’s Saturday general election, a Sligo school will be holding their very own general election to give students a chance to understand what it means and what it is like…
PODCAST: Who will be the 4 TD’s elected to Sligo-Leitrim?
Recorded Monday 27th January. It’s been the most dramatic lead-in ever to a General Election in Sligo-Leitrim. 2 Fine Gael candidate withdrawing, a former Minister standing against his own party, Sinn Fein dropping one of their two candidates, Marian Harkin returning to domestic politics after 18 years. But when all…
Donegal candidates to feature in election debate
The third of Ocean FM’s General election debates takes place this morning. All Donegal general election candidates have been invited to take part in the debate which will afford the electorate to hear from the various candidates before the electorate vote on Saturday. This morning’s debate will start…
Walsh: Local farmers not being properly represented by Government
A local Fine Gael general election candidate has launched an attack on his party colleague, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed, for failing to meet the needs of farmers in north west. Cllr Thomas Walsh, who will be contesting a seat in the Sligo/ Leitrim Constituency, says there is a…
2 candidates attend Sligo meeting on childcare
Two local general elections candidates in Sligo and Leitrim have hit out after the low number of candidates that attended last nights Early Years Sector meeting. The meeting in Sligo was held to invite all general election candidates to hear the issues that the childcare system is facing. Labour Candidate…
Leitrim Councillor says general election candidates need to prioritise rural planning
A Leitrim Councillor believes general election candidates need to prioritise rural planning. Manorhamilton based Fine Gael Councillor, Sean McDermott, claims that rural areas in the likes of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal need people to be consistently moving and living there. Speaking to OceanFM News, Councillor McDermott believes that rural areas…
Sligo and Donegal voters automatically added to register
Voters in Sligo and Donegal that registered between the 7th of May and the 25th of November 2019 will be automatically included on the Supplementary Register of Electors. Concerns were raised recently by Donegal Independent TD, Thomas Pringle, that those people would not be eligible to vote in the general…