Sligo Councillors vote in favour of housing development on Cairns Hill
Sligo County Councillors have voted in favour of approving a material contravention to the County Development Plan, clearing the way for the sites of two unopened Neolithic tombs on Cairns Hill to be used for the construction of 74 new houses. Out of the 18 Councillors, 14 voted for,…
Sligo’s Civil War Bloody July remembered 100 years later
July 1922 was the bloodiest and most violent month of the Irish Civil War in Sligo. 100 years later, historian and Sligo Cemetery caretaker, Brian Scanlon, has been relating the story of the 8 who were killed that month in the fighting OceanFM Ireland · Sligo's Civil War Bloody…
Manorhamilton registers lowest housing prices nationally
Manorhamilton registers the lowest median price for homes bought jointly in the country New figures show the median age of homebuyers in 2019 was 38. CSO data spanning 2010 to 2019 shows 62 percent of homes were purchased jointly. Manorhamilton Co Leitrim had the lowest price on…
Latest Hospital Trolley and Covid-19 figures published
There were 42 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the latest trolley watch report from the INMO. 32 people were waiting at Sligo University Hospital while a further 10 were waiting at Letterkenny. In the respective emergency departments…
Donegal Masters make it four wins from four
Donegal Masters gaelic footballers collected their fourth win of this year’s All-Ireland championship campaign with a 4-13 to 2-13 success over Sligo at Connolly Park in Collooney on Sunday evening. Donegal, who were champions in 2019, had already recorded wins against Cavan, Louth and Down – and their six-point win…
Feelings running high as councillors vote on Cairns Road housing development
There are strongly divided opinions as members of Sligo County Council vote today on whether to approve a new housing development at Cairns Hill. Objectors claim the development is located on unopened historic neolithic tombs in the area – listeners David and Leo are on opposing sides OceanFM Ireland…
Lack of broadband continues to hamper towns and villages in the northwest
A Sligo Councillor is warning that delays in the rollout of the National Broadband plan is continuing to hamper the development of many towns and villages in the north west. It’s emerged that the Plan is on course to be finished a year later than planned and is several…