Ocean FM News Reports

All your animal healthcare and pet advice in our new slot on North West Today - with Eddie Henry of Teeling Vets, Collooney

This week's In The Garden with Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre

The solicitor representing the family of Jimmy Loughlin says he finds it difficult to understand how the HSE has not admitted blame in relation to his killing after issuing an apology to the family. Damien Tansey, SC, has been reacting to the outcome of a High Court case arising from the murder of Jimmy by a man with a severe psychiatric condition

In the final program of Generation Z series we speak with 19 year old Niall Flanagan a trinity College student in sligo

The Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, has criticised Sinn Fein councillor, Arthur Gibbons, for persisting with the use of the phrase 'soft independents' in motions he is raising at council meetings. Michael Clarke says there should be no such disrespect shown in the council chamber

The new action plan for homelessness in the North West lacks concrete proposals to tackle the problem. That's according to Leitrim Clr Des Guckian - the plan was adopted at yesterday's meeting of Leitrim Co Co, and Clr Paddy O'Rourke has critcised Clr Guckian's stance

Listen back to the penalty shoot-out which decided Monday's Schoolgirls FAI Senior 'A' Cup final in Gortakeegan between Scoil Mhuire Buncrana and St Attracta's Community School, Tubbercurry, as described by Ocean FM's Katie Walsh & Austin O'Callaghan.

The concession of an injury-time goal was the only blot on an otherwise promising performance by Sligo Rovers to the new women's LOI season. The men's performance in Drogheda on Friday, however, has raised a few early alarm bells. We hear reaction from both Rovers camps.

Tina Beirne & Austin O'Callaghan digest the week's youth soccer news and activity across Sligo-Leitrim. (Photo: Sligo Leitrim boys U14 team)

Geevagh senior women's team captain Lorraine O'Reilly and club stalwart John Hughes chat with Austin O'Callaghan about the Sligo club's launch of the Lidl One Good Club initiative.

Donegal manager Paddy Carr gives his postmatch assessment to Charlie Collins following Saturday night's 0-13 to 0-10 loss to Armagh at the Athletic Grounds in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League.

Sligo Rovers captain (and goalscorer) Emma Hansberry felt Sligo Rovers matched their opponents Shamrock Rovers in many sectors despite conceding an injury-time goal which gave the visitors a dramatic 2-1 win in Saturday's league opener.

Sligo Rovers manager John Russell said his side deserved nothing from Friday night's trip to Drogheda which the home side won 1-0.

Former Garda Chief Superintendent Jim Sheridan and former Detective Garda Eddie McHale are this week's guests on The Friday Panel. They talk about increased sentences for attacks on Gardai, the rise in rural crime, the Citizen's Assembly on drugs, involvement of young people in sport, and their own sporting prowess

All this week at Ocean FM we welcomed students from around the region into the station to research, produce and edit their own show. We were blown away by the work they produced all week and we can say with great confidence that the future of radio is in safe hands. Thank you to all who attended and special thanks to their co-ordinator for the week, our very own John Lynch. We hope you enjoy the s...

Terms like 'handbags' to describe on on-the-field scuffle, and 'nitty gritty' and 'sold down the river' should not be used by sports commentators - in a document produced by an international broadcaster. The new non-offensive guidelines are discussed by long-time local sports commentator, John Lynch

Conor Breslin hosts this week's preview podcast of Donegal's trip to the Athletic Grounds this weekend. Journalist Peter Campbell and former U20 boss Gary McDaid are his guests. There's also reaction to Donegal GAA's Academy statement.

St Attracta's Community School (Sligo) play Scoil Mhuire Buncrana (Donegal) in Monday's Schoolgirls FAI Senior 'A' cup final. Austin O'Callaghan chats with the Attracta's quartet of Pixie O'Hara, Cara King, Leah Walsh & Ciara Walsh - plus joint-managers Hughie Harvey & Andrew Flynn.

On the eve of the new women's League of Ireland season, we hear from Sligo Rovers trio Emma Hansberry, Casey Howe & Emma Doherty. Plus - St Attracta's Community School Tubbercurry prepare for Monday's Schoolgirls FAI Senior 'A' cup final. Cara King, Leah Walsh, Ciara Walsh and Pixie O'Hara talk to Austin O'Callaghan about a 'score' they want to settle.

There's been criticism of those who use the e-bikes and do not adhere to the rules of the road. The electric bikes were introduced to Sligo Town last year as a pilot project last year, and Ocean news journalist, Catherine Gaffney, is among those who've had near misses with e-bike users

The HSE has indicated that they hope to have 160 more car parking spaces provided at Sligo University Hospital by the end of the year, but there is still intense frustration locally at how much time it takes to get a parking space. The matter was again discussed this week's Regional Health Forum

As part of our Generation Z Programs todays guest is Inez Leonard who following an accident has to rely on walking aids to get around. She reminds us of how mindful we have to be about disabled people.

Former Irish Olympian Breege Connolly casts her eye over the Ireland team prospects at this weekend's European Indoor Athletics Championships in Turkey.

Transition Year students from schools across the NW give their views on the controversy at the re-editing of the books of Roald Dahl. Is there a need to make them more politically correct and less offensive to a new generation?

County Sligo has the highest commercial rate in Ireland at 19.6%, according to a geodirectory survey, while Sligo Town has the fifth highest rate of all towns in the country. Dara Keogh of geodirectory and Cllr Joe Queenan discuss