Ocean FM News Reports
Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal. North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland 102.5-105FM Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri) Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo. The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.
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The HSE is warning of a surge in hospital admissions as a result of the flu.
It says cases are rapidly rising, with 418 people presenting to hospital with the flu last week.
The extra number of people seeking is expected to place more pressure on the regions hospitals.
Earlier today there were 73 reported to be waiting on trollies in the two main hospitals in the North West.
According to the INMO there were 42 people waiting in Sligo a...
Health chiefs are working to open 10 more short stay beds at Ballyshannon Community Hospital by December 18th.
The 20-bed facility, which opened earlier this year, has only 10 beds in use so far due to staffing issues.
The move is aimed at easing pressure on Sligo University Hospital, which continues to face overcrowding.
Speaking to Ocean FM News Councillor Marie Casserly, who raised the issue at the Regional Health Forum, welcomed t...
ATU Sligo will contest Tuesday's Higher Education men's 'A' Premier Division final in intervarsities soccer when they take on UCD of the League of Ireland's First Division at Athlone Town Stadium.
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 5:30pm.
The ATU team includes a number of Sligo Rovers first-team squad members.
Ocean FM Sport's Austin O'Callaghan spoke with one of them, Conor Reynolds, and team manager Darragh Prendergast ahead of Tuesday's fi...
The well-known television personality and architect Hugh Wallace has died at the age of 68.
He was known for his role as a judge on the RTE programme Home of the Year.
His husband, Martin Corbett, wrote on Wallace's Instagram account that he passed away suddenly last night.
Wallace's company, Douglas Wallace Architects, are behind Tannery development on Cairns Hill in Sligo.
Garden designer and television presenter Diarmuid Gavin says ...
Junior Minister Frank Feighan spoke with protesters this morning and had pledged to do what’s in his gift to ensure the projects are fast tracked:
A motion was brought forward to todays sitting of Sligo County Council on the issue of schools across Sligo being underfunded by the Cathaoirleach of the Sligo Drumcliff MD Cllr Marie Casserly who says it’s now at a stage where it’s totally unacceptable:
A Fermanagh MLA says the local region is in shock following the death of two men in a road traffic collision over the weekend.
The men died following a crash involving a car and a Bus Éireann bus in Enniskillen.
The men, who were travelling in the car, died following the incident on the Derrylin Road shortly after 7 o'clock on Friday evening.
The Bus Éireann Expressway coach was en route from Dublin to Donegal at the time of the col...
Postive steps are being taken on lifeguard recruitment for the 2026 bathing season in Sligo.
Several Sligo beaches were said to be left without lifeguard cover during busy periods over the summer, raising serious public safety concerns.
Now it's been confirmed that a subsidised Beach Lifeguard Course will be running in County Sligo which reduces the usual 400 550 euro cost to 300.
Speaking to Ocean FM News Fianna Fail Cllr...
Tributes are being paid to former Donegal County Manager and Aodh Ruadh, Ballyshannon GAA personality Michael McLoone, who has died.
The late Mr McLoone served as Donegal County Manager for a sixteen year perioed between from 1994 until 2010.
During that time he oversaw a number of initiatives, including new Public Services Centres in Co. Donegal
He was also CEO of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and was also on the board of the Healt...
A demonstration is taking place outside the Sligo County Council offices over a delay in providing a new Gaelscoil for Sligo Town.
Staff and pupils there are said to be teaching and learning in a substandard environment.
A new school building was promised some time back with little to no progress made on the project.
Teacher at the Gaelscoil Lynn Kilcoyne has been speaking to Ocean FM News:
A protest has taken place outside the offices of Sligo County Council over delays in various school projects in County Sligo.
There’s frustration locally over a long awaited extension for Grange post primary school for Sligo Town.
The school was promised an extension around 12 twelve years ago and so far progress is said to be slow.
The project has went to the next stage last Friday but there’s concern that it’ll be some time away ...
There've been warm tributes in the GAA world for Donegal's Mickey McLoone who has passed away this weekend after an illness.
Martin McHugh, Peter Campbell and Tom Daly paid this tribute at Fr Tierney Park in Ballyshannon on Sunday, before the throw-in for the Donegal under-21 'A' football final.
€8,000 raised in aid of Multiple Sclerosis therapy
Dairy farmers advised to be efficient with recent drop in milk prices
Concerns raised surrounding lack of financial support for families
Funding announced for local biodiversity projects
Cllr. Marie Casserly has welcomed confirmation from the Department of Education on the next steps for the Additional School Accommodation project at Grange Post Primary School.
Following recent discussions, clarity has been provided on progressing the project, with the MSL ETB set to submit a planning application soon.
Pending a small site investigation, the application is expected to reach Sligo Planning Office before Ch...
Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has raised concerns over overfishing in the Dáil, warning Ireland may face cuts to its fishing quotas.
He argued that much of the overfishing is carried out by fishers from other states, particularly Norway and Iceland.
During questions to the Minister for Agriculture, MacLochlainn said Ireland must confront this “injustice.”
Minister Martin Heydon says he is working to secure the best possible outcome for ...
A total of 9,036 patients were left on trolleys nationally in November, according to new figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
Sligo University Hospital recorded 740 patients, making it one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the country.
Local representatives say bed shortages, stalled community care capacity and delays in diagnostics continue to drive pressure across the Northwest.
Speaking to Oce...
A local TD has expressed his confidence that the creation of a new sewerage system for Ballygawley will be hugely advantageous in efforts to build more houses in the local area.
It's understood that the new system will cost somewhere in the region of 5- 6 million euro with the Local Authority having to contribute 15% of the cost.
Deputy Eamon Scanlon says the lack of such in a system has severely hampered the potential to construct h...
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