North West Today

The failure by the GAA to provide any live TV coverage of the weekend GAA Championshlp clash between Donegal and Cork has been described as inexplisable by a Donegal councillor. Sinn Fein councillor, Jack Murray, says there's still no reason being given as to why, and the decision was unfair on many, particulaly the elderly who could not attend the match See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

The Panel discuss The World Cup, the increase in numbers of learner drivers, the Northern Ireland riots, vaping and children, job losses at Kingsbridge and the weekend GAA fixtures. Guests are Cllr Marie Casserly and former head of FAS Peter Tiernan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The founder and Chairperson of the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon has spoken of the sickening and raw experience of finding out that they are owed €283,000 following the liquidation of the company behing the tickets.ie website. Barry O'Neill says it's a devastating and unfair blow to smaller festivals and wants the Government to step in to ensure such festivals...

Olympic and World Boxing Champion Katie Taylor visits the Ocean FM studios as she prepares for the final fight of her career, Croke Park on 5th September next. Katie talks about how important this fight was for her personally, why she wants the growth of women's boxing to be her legacy, and reflects on her and all aspects of her life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A caller from Drumkeeran contacted us after booking a builder through an online agency to carry out work on her guttering. She has since handed over 7.5k to the builder with no sign of work to begin and no updated communication from them and now fears she has been scammed See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A solar waste bin, which cost 6k, was destroyed by fire at Mullaghmore at the weekend -  it's not yet known if it was a case of vandalism or not. The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, Donal Gilroy, has expressed his concern at what happened, and also at the disposal of waste from camper vans in chemical disabled toilets beside the beach See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

The detention of Dr Margaret Connolly and her flotilla colleagues, the boycott of the Ireland Israel soccer international, the rise in cost of living, the Government's new car scrappage scheme, the temporary removal of Sligo's WB Yeats statue, and Donald Trump coming to |reland are all discussed on The Friday Panel - with Cllr Declan Bree and Dympna Mannion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

A young mother has spoken of her frightening expeience of being approached and followed by 2 men while out walking on the Rosses Point coastal loop path this week. The woman says the men attempted to access her phone to take photographs of her children in their double pram when she realised that they could be in danger See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The iconic WB Yeats statue at Stephen Street in Sligo has been removed temporarily as a result of ongoing town enhancement works. However, some claim that it was not the wisest time to make the move, as we head into the tourism season and that many visitors like to have their photo taken beside the statue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Chambers from Sligo lost his young son, Conor, to suicide in 2019. The huge grief and isolation that Alan and his family suffered led him to seek out the services and supports of national suicide bereavement organisation, HUGG, with whom he now volunteers. He's spoken out publicly to give hope to others in a similar situation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chairperson of the Irish Motorhome Working Group says the residents of Donegal Town need to embrace the camper van and motorhome community and recognise that they bring much income to the town. Jason Carmody has made his comments after criticism of the latest numbers of camper vans parkling in The Pier area of the Town See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Panel discuss the detenation of the flotilla activists in Israel, tourism and facilites for camper vans and motorhomes, the latest RTE payments controversy, the rise in the price of groceries, King Charles invitation to visit Ireland and GAA games not being free-to-air. Guests are Cormac Meehan and Miriam Kivlehan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sligo GP Margaret Connolly and her colleagues on the Gaza flotilla were not well treated and roughed up by Israeli forces, during their detention at a port there. That's according to her husband, Cllr Declan Bree, who finally spoke to his wife last evening after she arrived in Istanbul, having been flown from Israel. He attended a vigil in Sligo in suipport of the activists    ...

A woman who came across the body of a mutilated dog at Dooney Rock in Sligo has described her horror at what she saw. She says it appears as if the dog was sawn in half and had its ears ripped off. She reported the matter to the Gardai and authorties but the dog's body was removed before they got to the scene See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two people from the region join us in studio to talk about their battle with alcoholism - Cathy, who's been sober for the past 18 years, and Richard, sober for 17 years. They turned successfully to Alcoholics Anonymous for help - a Connacht Intergroup of AA takes place this coming Sunday See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Councillor Declan Bree has described his wife as a truly exceptional human being and says her family couldn't be prouder of her, as  she contines to be detained by Israeli forces. Dr Margaret Connolly and her colleagues were arrested after their flotilla vessel, en route to Gaza, was intercepted - Cllr Bree continues to wait for word on her safety See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Leitrim Fianna Fail councillor Paddy O'Rourke has condemned the secret video recording of Bertie Ahern during a political canvas in which he made controversial comments on immigration. He says the incident sets a 'dangerous precedent' for canvassers in future See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a weekend  of devastation on Irish roads, including the death of three young people on roads in County Donegal, the Taoiseach and Government Minsters have been called on to treat road deaths as a national emergency. Sligo Cllr Marie Casserly has written to them urging immediate intervention in the crisis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bertie Ahern's comments on immigrants, the two by-elections, Kier Starmer's leadership, financial incentives for Ukrainians to return home and the legacy of James Connolly and Sean MacDiarmada are among the issues discussed on this week's panel -  with Senator Nessa Cosgrove and former MEP Chris MacManus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents of pupils attending Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré in Sligo say they are disappointed with the outcome of a meeting they had with the Minsiter for Education when she visited the school yesterday. The Minister indicated that it would be 2028 before the school could be on the new list for school developments, but the parents say a new school is long overdue, because of existing inadequate faci...

Former Sligo-Leitrim Fianna Fail TD John Ellis claims ex-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was set up after a video recording of him commenting on immigrants was posted online. Ellis says he has sympathy for Ahern and was only putting across views that many Irish residents hold, but are afraid to express for fear of being called racist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rise in the numbers of fatatlies on our roads has unfortunately highlighted the whole area of  personal injuries and personal injury claims and what dependents might do in cases of fatal injury accidents. Carolne McLoughlin, Partner with Callan Tansey Solicitors, discusses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Donegal tour guide insists the development of superpubs in Donegal Town is not the way the Town needs to go in terms of tourism and threatens to destroy its reputation as one of the 'coolest places on the planet'. Derek Vial of Tour Donegal has been reacting to a planning application by McCafferty's Bar to expand its premises in the town See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mystery still surrounds the discovery of the body of a man on the shore at Tullaghan in North Leitrim 40 years ago. The heavily tatttooed body was found on 1st May, 1986, and despite an exhumation, still remains unidentified. Former Garda diver, Jim Brennan, has had a long-time interest in the case See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brooke Coleman was the subject of a sexual assault in her home village of Gurteen two years ago -  the man responsible has been jailed for two years. She's given a detailed inteview on how traumatic the entire experience has been for her - while her mother, Jessica, speaks of the devastation of parents being told their daugher was sexually assaulted See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...