Regulations, poor soil discourages planning applications in Leitrim
Many people wanting to build in Leitrim are not even applying for planning permission at all due to the problems with septic tanks. Anyone hoping to build a one-off rural house is hampered by regulations which mean that many sites in the county are simply not suitable for the conventional…
GAA: Sligo win easily, Leitrim enthrall in epic encounter — and Ocean FM was there to capture it all
Sligo and Leitrim GAA county teams will return home victorious after their weekend trips to London and New York. Sligo easily overcame London with a final scoreline of 2-21 to 1-11. But it was the Leitrim/New York game that had fans on the edge of their seats to the very…
Twenty one private roads to be upgraded in Sligo and Leitrim
Twenty-one private roads in Sligo and Leitrim are to be upgraded under the Local Improvement Scheme. €250,000 will be spent on eleven roads in Leitrim and €282,000 on ten roads in Sligo. €884,000 will be spent on roads in Donegal but the number to be upgraded in the county has…
European finals the target for northwest boxers today
Sligo’s Dean Clancy and Leitrim’s Dearbhla Rooney will both target a place in a European final today. Manorhamilton’s Dearbhla Rooney is up first at the European Youth Championships in Italy and she will fight Russian opponent Valeriia Radionova in a bantamweight final shortly after lunchtime today. In the evening sessions,…
Leitrim hosts Community Games Connacht finals
A great day of sport and competition took place on Saturday 21st April when over 80 Teams from the 5 Counties of Connacht took part in the Aldi Community Games Finals hosted by Leitrim in 23 Team events. Connacht Council of Community Games Wish to thank the Leitrim Community Games…
Fianna Fail selection convention for Sligo/Leitrim taking place on April 27th
The Fianna Fail selection convention for the Sligo Leitrim constituency is set to take place on the 27th of April. The convention will decide who will run for the party in the next general election in this complex constituency which now includes south Donegal and a portion of North Roscommon.…
Charity Lough Gill 40km Cycle
The 2018 Lough Gill Cycle take places again this year. All in aid of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, Sligo. Teresa O’Boyle spoke with Francie about it. For more details: https://www.abiireland.ie/events/lough-gill-cycle-2018/ or call 071 – 9153472