Leitrim County Council unsatisfied with response regarding lengthy power cut
The response from the ESB regarding a nine-hour power outage some months ago has been labelled unsuitable by Leitrim County Council. The matter was discussed at the last meeting of Manorhamilton Municipal District. The council felt that the answer given regarding the lengthy power cut didn’t deal with the matter…
Weather warning issued for Donegal and Sligo
A status yellow rain warning has been issued for Donegal and Sligo. The warning is valid from 11am to 8pm on Sunday. Galway and Mayo are the other counties affected. According to Met Éireann, there will be spells of heavy rain accompanied by strong and gusty winds at times. People…
No funding available for works in new cemetery in Ballymote
There’s currently no funding in place to tackle safety issues at the new cemetery in Ballymote. Calls have been made for improvement works there following complaints from a number of elderly people who have been visiting the graveyard and are said to be finding it difficult to use a pathway…
Steve Spade, Alan Williams & Faye Hayden
Steve Spade magician, escape artist and mind reader – Alan Williams Coaching looking after your body not just your business – Faye Hayden wedding and communion dress fair Kilronan October 22nd
Sligo University Hospital restricting visitors to deal with Covid-19 outbreak
Sligo University Hospital are restricting visitors due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in two of the hospital’s wards. In a statement issued to Ocean FM, Sligo University Hospital said they are currently dealing with an outbreak, and visitors to the affected areas can only be let in on compassionate grounds…
Manor Rangers win first game in new women’s amateur league
Manorhamilton Rangers (pictured) and Carrick Town created a little piece of local soccer history on Friday evening at Ray MacSharry Park as they contested the first league fixture in the new Sligo-Leitrim adult women’s amateur league. Manor won the game 5-0 in a fixture which kickstarts a new era for…
Rovers dent Derry’s title hopes with 1-0 win
Sligo Rovers put back-to-back league victories togeher on Friday night with a 1-0 win over second-in-the-table Derry City at the Showgrounds. Stefan Radosavljevic was Rovers matchwinner in the 84th minute, which capped a strong second-half performance by the home side. Derry are now five points behind league leaders Shamrock Rovers,…