Car park on Killybegs Diamond finally opens
The car park on the Killybegs Diamond has finally opened. It had been anticipated that the project would be completed sooner but other unprecedented works had to take place. The Diamond in its entirety is set to open in the coming weeks. Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council…
Sligo continues to have highest commercial vacancy rate
Sligo continues to have the highest commercial vacancy rate in the country. The study by GeoDirectory shows that vacancy rate in Sligo was 20.5%, recording the highest proportion of vacant commercial units between April and June. In Donegal, the rate was 19.4%, while Leitrim’s commercial vacancy rate is…
Further concern over north Leitrim’s mining future
Concerns have been raised over north Leitrim’s mining future amid Europe’s announcement to radically improve production. Manorhamilton is one of the proposed destinations for a gold mine in the near future. The EU Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Act aims to improve member states production of minerals from 3…
Farmers survey puts Fianna Fail at ‘historic low’
A survey of 1,500 farmers puts Fianna Fail at an ‘historic low’, with half of those polled wanting a completely new ‘rural’ political party. The poll, commissioned by the ICMSA and Agriland, collected data across all sectors, regions, and age profiles. It shows just 14 percent of farmers…
Psychiatric nurses take part in work-to-rule in Mayo, Galway & Roscommon
The Psychiatric Nurses Association says it will strike in Mayo, Galway and Roscommon until every graduate nurse in the region is offered a HSE contract. Targeted industrial action is beginning this morning following a meeting of the PNA Board. According to the association, only half of the required…
Sligo County Council honours Olympic/Paralympic heroes
Listen back to Ocean FM’s live coverage from Monday’s Civic Reception at Sligo’s City Hall for Paris Olympians, Mona McSharry, Chris O’Donnell, Lauren Cadden, Dean Clancy and Paralympian Martin Gordon.
New Leaving Cert subjects for north west schools
A number of schools in the north west are among those that have been selected to introduce a new Leaving Cert subject. Drama, Film and Theatre Studies and Climate Action and Sustainable Development are set to be introduced in the selected schools as part of what’s being described…