New chairperson of Donegal ETB elected
A Letterkenny woman has been elected as the new chairperson of the Donegal Education and Training Board for the year ahead. Regina Grant was appointed to the position at the ETB’s AGM in Donegal yesterday,…
Gardai clamp down on Halloween fireworks
A Garda operation is taking place until Halloween targeting the importation of fireworks across the border from Northern Ireland. Sligo/Leitrim Crime Prevention Officer Jim Fox points out that possession, use and sale of fireworks is…
Five north west RNLI volunteers honoured at award ceremony
Five RNLI volunteers from the north west have been honoured at the charity’s annual presentation of awards. The event recognises volunteers dedication and commitment to volunteering over long periods of time in a bid to…
Visiting restrictions remain at Sligo University Hospital
Sligo University Hospital and the Saolta University Health Care Group have confirmed to Ocean FM today that the visiting restrictions that have been in place at the hospital will remain for all of this week.…
Concerns over privacy at council housing office
A change in the location of Sligo’s local authorities’ housing offices has resulted in a lack of privacy for people to discuss their business, it’s been claimed. There had been two housing offices, one in…
Killybegs Harbour Business brochure launched
The new Killybegs Harbour Business brochure will be launched in the Bayview Hotel at 7 o’clock tonight. The brochure showcases Killybegs as a modern, vibrant and forward looking harbour location off the north west coast.…
Irish Rail responds to Harkin’s concerns on overcrowding
Iarnrod Eireann has today responded to complaints about crowding on one of the Dublin/Sligo trains last Friday afternoon. MEP Marian Harkin, who was on the 1pm train from Dublin, described the level of overcrowding on…
