Ocean FM News Reports

19-year-old Mark Cadden from Roganstown Golf Club - and a proud Meath man - is the 2026 Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Champion. He beat Warrenpoint's Colm Campbell on the 20th hole in a gripping final at Co Sligo Golf Club. Mark and his shining West of Ireland trophy joined Austin, Robbie, Shane & Kevin on the final "In The Clubhouse" podcast for this year's championship. See omnystudio...

Austin O'Callaghan, Robbie Fitzpatrick, Kevin Flanagan digest Monday's Round 3 matches and quarter-finals, which saw Sligo hopes of a local winner dashed - but the final four is a strong one with Cian Harkin, Collie Campbell, Mark Cadden and Alex Kerins now dreaming of West of Ireland glory on Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 golfers are still standing after Sunday's two rounds of matchplay golf at the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship. Austin O'Callaghan, Kevin Flanagan, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Shane Flanagan convene in the Co Sligo Golf Clubhouse to review the day's events - with just in the nick-of-time contribution from Tournament Director Enda Lonergan too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Ocean FM Sport's Day 2 podcast from Saturday's curtailed play at the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Golf Championship. Play was abandoned midway through round two of qualifying strokeplay because of the weather. Austin O'Callaghan takes you through the day's events, in the company of Tournament Director Enda Lonergan, Robbie Fitzpatrick, Kevin Flanagan and Mark McGowan (Irish Golfer Magazine...

Austin O'Callaghan sets the scene for the 2026 Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship, which begins on Friday at Co Sligo Golf Club. He's joined by Kein Flanagan, Mark McGowan (Irish Golfer Magaziine) and Robbie Fitzpatrick. There are also contributions from defending champion Dylan Holmes, Tournament Director Enda Lonergan and local players Aodhagan Brady and TJ Forde. See omnystudio.c...

Donegal are top of Division 1 with three wins from three following Sunday's 1-19 to 0-14 victory over Mayo in Letterkenny. Paddy McGill gathers reflections on the match from Martin McHugh, Gary McDaid, Jim McGuinness, Colm McFadden, Barry Moran and Alan Foley.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Family Resource Centre in Drumkeerin will be allocated an annual funding allocation of 180,000 euro towards its running costs. The news was confirmed earlier this morning by Sligo Deputy Eamon Scanlon. The Family Resource will be located in the former Garda Station in the village. Speaking to Ocean FM news Deputy Scanlon says the funding will help the Centre provide funding. See omnystudio...

A Sligo/ Leitrim TD and Junior Minister says overseas visits as part of St Patrick's Day events are far from junkets for Government representatives.   Minister of State Frank Feighan was responding to the news that no fewer than 50 cities around the world would be afforded visits from government officials during the St Patrick's Day celebrations.   His constituency colleague, Junior Mini...

A leading member of the Green Party in the North West says the appointment of Dublin City Councillor, Hazel Chu, as deputy party leader is ‘a positive appointment’.   Dr Bláithín Gallagher speaking in a personal capacity Says the Dublin councillor received massive support from across the Country and she will help to drive the party onwards as they continue the rebuilding process following the...

Work-integrated learning remains a cornerstone of Ireland's tertiary education system, supporting both apprenticeships and traineeships.     Apprenticeships provide structured, hands-on routes into employment, while traineeships offer more flexible, shorter-term options.     Budget 2026 includes €79 million for apprenticeships, bringing total funding to over €410 million and ex...

A Donegal Senator is calling for one of four new government helicopters to be based in Finner Camp.     Senator Michael Boyle says a local air ambulance could cut response times across the county and save lives.     He highlighted Donegal’s size and rural challenges, urging the government to treat the county as a special case.     The Senator also praised the Defence...

Drivers in the North West have been asked to reduce speed on this bank holiday Monday.   Many commuters across the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are expected to take to the roads as the February Bank Holiday begins to wind down.   Gardai will continue to carry out an enhanced Road Safety and Traffic Enforcement campaign until 7 a.m. tomorrow morning.   See omnystudio.com/li...

Reflections on Donegal's 1-22 to 1-18 Division 1 win over a David Clifford-less Kerry in Ballyshannon on Sunday. Host Paddy McGill hears contributions from Martin McHugh, Jimi McGuinness, Peter Campbell, Sylvester Maguire and Colm Keys (Irish Indo). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Austin O'Callaghan, Gavin Dykes and Jessica Farry look ahead to Sligo Rovers prospects for the new League of Ireland season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donegal Senator calls for financial packages for fishing industry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local hotel to possibly reopen this year following council application See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donegal TD addresses lack of infrastructure on Donegal road See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bundoran RNLI urges public to check the weather before swimming in sea See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new ESRI report has highlighted significant economic and social inequalities between the north and south of Ireland. Sinn Féin MLA Jemma Dolan says people in the north have around 10 per cent less disposable income and shorter life expectancy than those in the south. She described the findings as deeply concerning for border communities, calling it a “postcode lottery” that affects income and ev...

Gardaí are warning road users across the North West to drive safe over the bank holiday weekend. A higher volume of traffic than usual is expected on roads across the region over the weekend. The main risk factors are drink and drug driving, as well as distracted driving and speeding. Inspector Sean McDaid, who has responsibility for roads policing in Donegal, is urging people to slow down this we...

A local county councillor and teacher says the amount of time that some children are missing from schools could well be a lingering effect of the Covid-19 era One in three children in disadvantaged schools are missing more than four weeks of school per year, according to a new report. Research by the Economic and Social Research Institute found 'chronic' school absenteeism is showing little signs...

The Sligo Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards have officially launched for 2025.   Winners across five categories will be revealed at the annual Sligo Chamber Gala Dinner on Friday, March 6th, at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Co. Sligo.   Reporter Dervla Carr, takes a closer look at what this year’s event has to offer. For more information, visit  sligochamber.ie . Se...

A Sligo Councillor has claimed there needs to be a roundabout for traffic from Ballymote entering the N17. Barry Gallagher raised a motion on the matter at the latest sitting of the Ballymote-Tubbercurry MD. The N17 has seen a large number of road traffic accidents in the last space of time prompting calls for an upgrade to the route. The Fianna Fail Councillor says the roundabout would be near an...

Ahead of a busy weekend for shops across the North West a Sligo Councillor is urging shoopers to treat staff in the retail sector with respect and kindness. Many stores in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are bracing themselves for a busy period over the Bank Holiday Weekend. Earlier this week it was reported that Up to 70% of retail workers have experienced abusive language or behaviour from customers,...

A Sligo Councillor has called to front load funding for SEAI grants so that elderly and vulnerable people can address heating issues in many homes across the North West. A new package of SEAI grants announced by the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, Darragh O'Brien this week The National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026 introduced a suite of enhanced supports designed to make home en...