Friday Panel, Leslie O’Hora and Sean McGloin
This week’s Friday panel discusses the banning of turf, availability of rural transport, the Green Party in Government, and the Eurovision. Guests are Leslie O’Hora of the Green Party and Sean McGloin from Glenade. OceanFM Ireland · The Friday Panel, Leslie O’Hora, Sean McGloin
Swimming lessons should be mandatory for Schools in the NW
“3,000 people have lost their lives through drowning over the past decade.” That’s according to former green party local election candidate, Leslie O’Hora who is calling for free and mandatory swimming lessons across the North West. Research by Ireland’s Childhood Mortality Register suggests that drowning occurs more commonly with young…
Homeowners in Co. Leitrim paying 17% more on average to heat their homes according to new report
A new report into Leitrim’s carbon emissions finds that homeowners are paying on average 17% more to heat their homes compared to the rest of the country. The CRÓGA report, or Climate-Resilient Opportunities for Generations Ahead, is the first of it’s kind in the country, delving into the carbon emissions…
People encouraged to leave plastic at the till for ‘Sick of Plastic’ day
The Green party in the North West says there’s been a great response to the ‘Sick of Plastic’ day which takes place at supermarkets across the region today. Everyday in Ireland we use more than 500,000 plastic-lined coffee cups that can’t be recycled. We also use 2.5 million plastic bottles…
Manorhamilton meeting hears implications of Antrim drilling
A meeting took place in Manorhamilton last night to review the impact of the situation at a site in northern Ireland on the north west region in relation to fracking. A company called Infrastrata started drilling in the last two weeks hoping to find oil in the Woodburn Forest area…