Sligo Councillors unhappy with Eir over cost of moving poles
Sligo councillors have hit out at telecommunications company Eir over the price it quotes to move poles that are located in hazardous or unsafe locations. In what is a countywide problem, many of the poles are now in open spaces because the walls or boundaries in which they were…
Obituaries, Wednesday July 31st 2019 10 a.m.
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Bernadette Dougan, Sligo Marion Gallagher, Ballyshannon Catherine Niland, Dublin and Sligo Eugene Gallagher, Sligo Paul Elliot, Sligo Michael Campbell, Belcoo Rev. Paddy Murtagh, Tourlestrane. Bernadette Dougan, (nee Rooney)…
Donegal man charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm in Australia
A Donegal man has been charged in Australia with dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm after two men were seriously injured in a weekend crash. Terence Wilkinson from Dunfanaghy, appeared in court after being arrested while on board a plane at Sydney Airport which was due to fly back…
September start for new water treatment plant construction at Lough Talt
Work on a new water treatment plant at Lough Talt in South Sligo is expected to start in September. It will take 12 to 14 months to complete. For some time now, almost 13,000 people in the area have been on a boil water notice since cryptosporidium was…
Obituaries, Wednesday July 31st 2019 8 a.m.
Ocean FM has been informed of the following deaths: Bernadette Dougan, Sligo Marion Gallagher, Ballyshannon Catherine Niland, Dublin and Sligo Eugene Gallagher, Sligo Paul Elliot, Sligo Michael Campbell, Belcoo Rev. Paddy Murtagh, Tourlestrane. Bernadette Dougan, (nee…
MacSharry questions falling number of penalty points
The legacy of declining Garda numbers is negatively impacting road safety with the number of penalty points issued to offending drivers in June of this year less than they were at the end of the same month in 2009. That’s according to the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Transport, Tourism,…
September start for new water treatment plant at Lough Talt
Work on a new water treatment plant at Lough Talt in South Sligo is expected to start in September. It will take 12 to 14 months to complete. For some time now, almost 13,000 people in the area have been on a boil water notice since cryptosporidium was…