Ocean FM News Reports

Sligo under-20 football manager Paul Henry pays tribute to his side's 'mettle' following Wednesday evening's Connacht championship quarter-final win over Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park, on a final scoreline of 0-15 to 1-8.

Co Sligo's Sean McLoughlin carded a six-under-par round of 65 on Wednesday to be the leading qualifier for the main draw of the 2023 Connolly's Audi West of Ireland Championship. He's also in the middle of his Leaving Cert Orals this week. Sean spoke to Robbie Fitzpatrick after his round on Wednesday.

Leitrim under-20 football manager Benny Guckian tells Ocean FM Sport's John Lynch that Tuesday evening's Connacht Championship game in Tuam Stadium was much closer than the final scoreline of Galway 2-9 Leitrim 0-6 suggests.

This week's gardening advice, with Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre

Gardai have renewed their appeal for information in which a Garda patrol car was rammed at Laghey in Co Donegal on 22nd March last. A number of arrests were made following the incident - Garda Joanne Doherty of Donegal Town Garda Station has details on this week's On The Beat

The granddaughter of the pilot of the American bomber plane which crashed at Tievbaun in the Ben Bulben mountain range during WW2 in 1943 is visiting the site of the crash today. Amy Kehr Mauzy has travelled from Minnesota and is meeting with landowners in North Sligo to hear their stories of the crash, in which three soldiers were killed

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A Sligo nurse, working in Scotland, who wants to come home to work, says various requirements are making it difficult to do so, and that it is taking up to 1 year for nurses working abroad to be allowed back to work in Ireland. Phoebe Gaughan says the situation makes no sense, considering the shortage of nurses and hospital overcrowding situation

On this week's Rovers Review, Dónal Ryan looks back on a narrow 1-0 defeat to Bohemians in the Showgrounds. The club held their AGM this week, chairman Tommy Higgins and CEO Colin Feehily talk us through the best bits. And Head of Academy, Conor O'Grady joins us to talk about Rovers' underage internationals.

Tina Beirne joins Dónal Ryan to discuss all things underage soccer in Sligo and Leitrim.

Listen back to how Ocean FM Sport's Colm McGee and Con O'Meara described Sligo's Allianz Football League Division 4 final victory over Wicklow at Croke Park on Saturday evening.

Listen back to how Ocean FM Sport's Allianz Hurling League Division 3B final commentary team of Ray Lannon and PJ Leddy as Leitrim fall agonisingly short.

The no-confidence in the Government, the eviction ban, refugee v tourist debate, Covid-impacted socialising, the control of dogs, and April Fool's jokes are all discussed on this week's Friday Panel, Guests are Cllr Arthur Gibbons and Graham Monaghan

There will soon only be one provider in the South Sligo area offering childcare services for children up to the age of 12. Parents of children attending one such facility have been informed of cutbacks and they insist intervention is needed, as parent Valerie Coggeran outlines

A former deer manager in the UK insists a deer cull is needed in County Sligo, and it could take three years to control the deer population. Glynn Church was responding to calls from Cllr Dara Mulvey for more warning signs for motorists to alert them to deer on roads

With over 35 per cent of the population now sporting a tattoo I went in to Mad Circus Tattoo a business recently opened by Marcin Chlipalski to find out all about all things tattoo related.

Parkinson’s awareness week begins on April 10th with the world Parkinson’s day being staged April 11th Ahead of the events John Lynch was joined in Studio by Mildred Gilmore whose brother was diagnosed with the condition a decade ago with the condition and by Kevin Fitzsimons who was over the past couple of years was diagnosed with the condition. Kevin is a member of the Parkinson’s association in...

We really are spoilt for choice in the North West with many wonderful beaches. Unfortunately however for those that regularly attend Rosses Point have noticed lately that the path down to the beach has been covered over by rocks or large stones. Myriam Halloran is a swims at Rosses Point she discussed the situation on North West Today.

A Donegal mother of four who's been on the housing waiting list for five years is losing hope in ever finding a suitable home for her family. Two of Emma's children have disabilities, one of them is in a wheelchair and living in a two storey house simply isn't feasible and they're currently living with her parents. Emma met Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien yesterday and while he gave reassurances...

Louise McMahon is a musician/composer from Co Clare who worked an artist residency at The Glens Centre this year. We talk making music for movies and games and hear some of her work with members of the National String Quartet Foundation. Maeve McGowan runs through an eclectic programme for April at The Hawk’s Well and we hear a clip from this weekend’s Glens Centre show Glenanders from Manorhamilt...

Staff at a car transport company in Kesh in Co Fermanagh are being subjected to death threats, and threats of violence, on social media, after false links have been made between the company and the eviction of a family from a house in Bundoran. The director of the company, Alan Boyd, says staff are in fear for their safety and the matter has been reported to the PSNI

Gabriel and his family, who were evicted from their home in Bundoran in recent weeks, has been outlining what happened and how they were treated by four men who entered their house and ordered them out. The family of eight are now being looked after in a house in the Sligo area - Cllr Sinead Maguire says it's been a shocking case

Ocean FM GAA commentator, John Lynch and analyst, Martin McGowan, have rejected criticism that their commentary last Sunday on the Leitrim-Sligo Division 4 game was biased towards Leitrim. The team says they always call it as they see it, and they always strive to be impartial and professional

The process of the eviction of a family of eight from a rented house in Bundoran has been criticised by local Cllr Michael McMahon, insisting it's not the way things are done in Bundoran. It's emerged that the family are now being hosted in Sligo after a number of men forced them out of their home in the dead of night

Eamon McPartlin from Manorhamilton was diagnosed with a neurological movement disorder seven years ago, after years of symptoms. The help and assistance he has received from the Sligo Neurological Support Centre has been invaluable to him