Donegal businesswomen to talk at Ireland’s first tourism event of 2020
A Donegal businesswoman has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers for this years first national tourism event of the year. Deirdre McGlone who is a hospitality and tourism advisor and former owner of Harvey’s Point in Donegal Town will be offering her expertise at this year’s “The Tourism…
Dip A Day In December in Sligo
Mark Elliott has undertaken a great fundraiser in Sligo. Every day in December Mark will take a dip in the sea or lakes in and around county Sligo. He’s doing it in aid of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland. Mark Elliott and Teresa O’Boyle spoke on The Francie Boylan Show. To…
McGinley family have moved out of Connaughton Road Car Park
After more than 30 years, the McGinley family have finally moved out of the Connaughton Road Car Park in Sligo Town. Four generations of the extended Traveller family have lived in the publicly-owned, local authority car park. For years, there have been unsuccessful efforts to find alternative accommodation acceptable to…
Surf Competition comes to Bundoran this weekend
Ireland’s Surf Capital, Bundoran, will once again play host to the Celtic Cup surf competition this weekend when the Scottish Surf Team will compete against the Irish Surf Team. The Irish will be fighting to retain the cup having won it for the past two years (2018 in Scotland and…
Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny comments on the new Brexit Deal
“The backstop in any Brexit deal is still not going to solve the problems we have in Ireland because the truth is Brexit is bad no matter what happens.” That’s according to the Sligo/Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny. Of the EU leaders that arrived at day two of the…
Obituaries, Thursday, October 17th 2019, 8am
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Frances Conway, Grange John Joe Gallagher, Bruckless Lena Carty, Belleek John McGagh, Bundoran Sister Josephine Breen, California and Sligo Josie Reynolds, Dromore West Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Sligo and Fermanagh Deirde Gowen, Ballaghaderreen…
More Concerns as Seaview Respite Care may not likely to reopen until 2020
There are now fresh fears that Seaview Respite House in Mountcharles may not reopen until 2020. It follows a letter to Donegal TD Pat the Cope Gallagher from Minister for Disabilities Finian McGrath which states that additional fire compliance works are being undertaken with a completion date of November 22nd.…