The Final Whistle podcast 15/08/2024
Got Olympics withdrawal symptons yet? We have the cure… We’ll bring you a flavour of sprinter Chris O’Donnell’s homecoming in Grange on Wednesday nigiht Plus – here come the Paris Paralympics… From his pre-Games training camp in Portugal, Sligo para-cyclist Martin Gordon joins us. Fifth in Tokyo three years ago,…
Olympic homecoming for Donegal’s Kelly McGrory this Friday
Laghey’s Kelly McGrory will receive a big Donegal welcome home from the Paris Olympics this Friday evening (Aug 16th) when her old school, Abbey VS Donegal Town, hosts a special celebration event at 5pm (changed from 6pm). McGrory, a member of the Tir Chonaill Athletics Club in Donegal, was part…
Donegal TD says home developments are not meeting demand
A Donegal TD says a new report clearly highlights the number of homes being built is not matching demand. The Savills Ireland study has found population growth is exceeding housing supply by almost four-to-one. Savills says that’s 14 per cent higher than the next worst country in the world –…
Ocean FM records significant increase in listenership figures
Ocean FM has made significant gains in listenership in the past year, according to the latest JNLR MRBI survey which is published today. The station’s average weekday listenership rate has increased by 3%, it’s weekly reach is up by 5% and its Market Share figure is up by 3.1%. Ocean’s…
Proposed Easkey River improvement works welcomed locally
The news of improvement works being needed at the Easkey River has been welcomed locally. An issue has persisted over a number of years where overflow from the Easkey Waste Water Treatment Plant would enter the river stream. Uisce Eireann have informed the Environmental Protection Agency that a…
New GP on the way for Ardara
It’s been confirmed that a replacement GP is on the way for Ardara Health Centre. Concerns had previously been expressed over the delays to replace outgoing GP, Dr. Mirellle Sweeney who announced her resignation in May. While Dr. Sweeney will conclude her position on August 22nd, the NowDoc…
National Heritage Week set to kick off in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal
National Heritage week kicks off across the country this weekend, with over 2,000 events taking place nationwide. Including many free, exciting events throughout Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Local Heritage groups, organisers, families, communities and individuals across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal have responded to this year’s theme of “Connections, Routes and…