Bala Town v Sligo Rovers LIVE this Thursday
Sligo Rovers Europa Conference League 1st qualifying round first leg tie with Bala Town FC of Wales will be broadcast live on Ocean FM this Thursday evening from 7pm. Donal Ryan will introduce live coverage of Rovers big European game from 6:45pm – with match commentary from 7pm from Austin…
Sligo’s John McDermott wins World Masters athletics gold again
Sligo athlete John McDermott won gold at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Finland on Wednesday. The Strandhill-based athlete sprinted clear to win the men’s over-75 300 metres hurdles final in a time of 55 seconds. Watch his final back here (starts 10’45” in) Speaking after his win, McDermott expressed…
Donegal’s Fintan Dewhirst reaches European athletics final
Tir Chonaill Athletic Club’s Fintan Dewhirst has qualified for boys 400 metres hurdles final at the European under-18 Athletics Championships in Jerusalem. DewhIrst, a pupil at St Columba’s Comprehensive School in Glenties, clocked 52.62 seconds to finish fourth in his semi-final on Wednesday morning. He qualified for Thursday’s final as…
Sligo Pyrite spokesperson expresses disappointment with local TD’s missing defective Blocks vote
A representative of the Sligo Pyrite Action Group has expressed his disappointment over the nonparticipation of a number of local TD’s in a defective block bill in the Dáil yesterday evening. Opposition had called for nine hours of scrutiny of the Bill to take place. A Dáil vote was…
Police probe into cold callers in Fermanagh
Police in Fermanagh are appealing for information in relation to cold calling reports in the area. Properties are said to have been targeted in the Tattymacall Road area of Lisbellaw on Thursday 30th June between 16.15pm and 17.00pm. Police would request anyone who may have seen a white…
Sligo Bay RNLI reminds people of Text Coney service
Volunteers at Sligo Bay RNLI are reminding visitors planning a trip to Coney Island to take advantage of the free Text Coney service to help prevent them getting cut off by the tide. The RNLI text messaging service was introduced by the charity seven years ago in a direct response…
Update: Appeal over fatal overnight crash in Donegal
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed in a two-car crash in Donegal overnight. The collision involved three cars and occurred at approximately 10:50pm yesterday evening. A man in his early 70s was taken from the scene to Letterkenny Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.…