Sligo Rugby’s Connacht Senior League title – the reaction
Sligo rugby head coach Paddy Pearson, team captain Matthew Earley, scrumhalf Brendan Cunningham and Sligo’s No 1 supporter Niall O’Driscoll speak to Ocean FM Sport’s Ray Lannon following Saturday’s 49-17 win over Buccaneers to secure the Connacht Senior League title for just the second time in the club’s history. Here,…
Letterkenny University Hospital the second busiest hospital in Ireland today
Letterkenny University Hospital is the second busiest hospital in Ireland today. According to the latest figures from the INMO, there were 37 people on trollies there this morning, with 28 of those in the Emergency Department. Hospitals in the North West continue to appear in the top three most overcrowded…
Maintenance levels in old Sligo Cemetery “embarrassing”
The level of upkeep at the old graveyard at Sligo cemetery has been branded ‘embarrassing’. Overgrowth and a general lack of attention to the amenity has led to urgent calls for money to be ringfenced for consistent maintenance works. Fianna Fáil Councillor Tom MacSharry believes that at minimum, a sufficient…
My brother could have ended up in unmarked New York grave – Tullaghan family’s gratitude to Kevin Bell trust
55 year old Micheál McMorrrow from Tullaghan died suddenly in New York last July. His body had lain unofficially unclaimed for 15 days and faced burial in an unmarked grave, before the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust stepped in. The McMorrow family have now launched an appeal for donations to the…
Local resident appeals for clean-up of Bundoran’s public toilet
A resident in Bundoran says a public toilet in the town has been left in a filthy state and not cleaned for the past week, which is not a welcome sight for visitors to the town. The woman says she’s checked on the condition of the toilet three times in…
President of ATU says lack of student accommodation in Sligo is disappointing
The President of the Atlantic Technological University, Dr Orla Flynn, has outlined her disappointment at the severe shortage of student accommodation in the Sligo area, and says Colleges should be given the means to provide their own, extra, on-campus housing. She’s also reacted to a suggestion from two Professors that…
Local Forsa rep defends escalation of local authority dispute
Sligo Forsa union representative, Pat Fallon, has defended his members’ decision to escalate their dispute with management of local authorities. a 24-hour e-mail ban will come into effect on Friday, while a 48-hour telephone ban begins next week, in the ongoing row over a job evaluation scheme