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.
Episodes
Ocean FM Sport meets the Davey family from Ballinafad in county Sligo who are big into the sport of drift racing or 'drifting'.
16-year-old Jake Davey recently won the National Pro 2 Drift Championship.
Jake, his elder brother Dean (19) and dad Nicky spoke to Austin O'Callaghan about drift racing's growing popularity in Ireland.
A new €1 million Collaboration and Innovation Fund has been launched to support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs.
The scheme will back projects across local communities, with a special focus this year on family and financial literacy.
Hundreds of groups have already benefited from similar supports in recent years, helping people with everything from filling in forms to using basic technology.
Speaking to...
A Labour Party Councillor in Sligo has called for young vulnerable trans people to be afforded compassionate, and timely healthcare.
Cllr Ann Higgins says gender affirming care should be provided in primary care settings with a focus on GP-led care.
The party tabled a motion in the Dáil yesterday calling for the enactment of a new National Clinical Programme for trans healthcare in Ireland, with integrated care pathways.
The Sligo...
There are renewed calls on the Government to make improvements on preparing for weather events and dealing with the aftermath.
It's thought that a solution needs to be found which would allow the ESB timely access to repair power lines and maintain required corridor widths in forestry plantations.
It has been further requested that the ESB be allowed access to lands in cases where landowners cannot be contacted.
Fianna Fail Cllr Liam ...
A Donegal Senator has requested that the Justice Minister visits the closed Donegal Courthouse.
The courthouse has remained closed since October when it was shut due to safety concerns.
Fine Gael's Manus Boyle has raised the issue recently in the Seanad.
Senator Boyle outlined what he will say to the Minister when he visits the county:
An invitation has been issued to Garda Commissioner to visit and see first-hand the conditions that Gardaí are working under at Sligo Garda Station.
The invitation was issued in the Dáil by Sligo Leitrim Deputy Eamon Scanlon who also wants Justin Kelly to address the shortage of service officers in the North West as a matter of urgency.
The Fianna Fáil TD also raised issues surrounding the station in Tub...
Donegal County Council's budget meeting has resumed after being adjourned again this morning over controversy surrounding an expected decision on commercial rates.
The executive currently has a recommendation on the table to increase commercial rates by 5%.
The last increase to commercial rates in Donegal was in 2018. While there were proposals to increase them over the last few years, each was ultimately rejected by the council.
Last...
Gardai are stepping up their efforts to reduce retail crime in the North West in the run up to Christmas.
It's part of Operation Tairge which is the Garda Siochana's national initiative aimed at combating retail crime.
It comes as retail crime will largely trend upwards over the festive period.
Chairman of Sligo BID Finbarr Filan says that crime in Sligo largely mirrors the national statistics:
The Government has been accused of abandoning working families in Donegal.
There's said to be a big cohort in the county who can't afford a mortgage but also don't qualify for social housing.
This week, the Government announced a suite of new measures which aims to speed up the delivery of housing and infrastructure.
But speaking in the Dail as part of statements on the Governments housing plan last night, Donegal Sinn Fein TD Padr...
Sligo County Council has announced a temporary closure of Keeloges Church and Graveyard for approximately two weeks.
The closure is necessary to allow contractors to carry out vital vegetation management works under archaeological supervision.
The works are part of an ongoing conservation effort to safeguard the site, including addressing safety concerns following a collapsed internal wall.
Speaking to Ocean Fm Cllr. Marie Casserly wa...
Funding to the value of €700,000 has been allocated for Donegal Airport at Carrickfinn.
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien earlier confirmed the allocation.
Ireland West Airport is set to get the biggest share in funding under the latest round of the Regional Airports Programme.
The facility in Knock is being allocated €1.9m, followed by Kerry at €1.4m.
The funding will support payroll costs in air traffic c...
Gardai are stepping up their efforts to reduce retail crime in the North West in the run up to Christmas.
It's part of Operation Tairge which is the Garda Siochana's national initiative aimed at combating retail crime.
It comes as retail crime will largely trend upwards over the festive period.
Chairman of Sligo BID Finbarr Filan says that crime in Sligo largely mirrors the national statistics:
The Justice Minister is facing increasing pressure to give a firm commitment that Donegal Town courthouse will reopen.
Minister Jim O'Callaghan is visiting Donegal tomorrow for a number of key engagements.
Donegal Town courthouse closed in September due to health and safety concerns with sittings moved temporarily to Ballyshannon, pending a review by the OPW.
It was revealed earlier this week that the ceiling in the ...
Concerns have been raised over the lack of beds in Aras Breffni Nursing Home in Manorhamilton.
The nursing home currently holds 25 beds for patients across North Leitrim.
The orginal building had a capacity of 40 beds, which has led to increased waiting lists for patients.
Local councillor Felim Gurn says it's about time capacity was raised in the home:
A Gaeltacht school in south west Donegal is said to be unfairly left out of the DEIS programme.
Meentinadea National School in Ardara is currently excluded from the programme, even though every other school in the same area qualifies.
The Government initiative that provides additional resources to schools with a high concentration of students facing educational disadvantage.
This school is said to have served the local community for o...
A Donegal TD has claimed that even Santa is suffering from the cost of living crisis.
Sinn Fein Deputy Leader Pearse Doherty made the remarks during Leaders' Questions in the Dail today.
The comments related to the government's failure to introduce energy credits in the recent Budget.
The Donegal deputy said that people are being forced to count every euro:
A North West based Junior Ministers says the government’s new infrastructure plan will make it easier for people to construct houses in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.
As a result of the plan It's going to be much harder for people to object to new developments.
The Coalition are aiming to cut red tape for decisions around projects like housing developments and roads.
The new plan will outline who is allowed to take a ju...
There's a warning that peak nights in Sligo over the festive season may result in some pressure on taxi services locally.
People are being advised to book and plan ahead as a big demand is expected over the next few weekends.
While the number of taxis in Sligo has reportedly increased, there may still be a shortage owing to the expected influx of people into the town.
Owner of Feehilys Taxi, Coach and Bus Hire in Sligo, Daithi Feehily...
The Transport Minister is facing calls to ensure Irish Coastguard Search and Rescue workers are protected.
A Sinn Fein motion brought forward in the Dail last night, calls for a number of immediate steps, the first of which is an urgent review of how 24-hour SAR duties are being recorded.
Crews are required to work 24-hour shifts, yet these shifts are being recorded as only 16.5 hours of duty time under Irish Aviation Authority appro...
It's been claimed that residents are being continuously terrorised in the Ballytivnan area of Sligo.
Anti-social behaviour is said to be an ongoing problem, with fireworks being set off daily in the area.
Some people living there are said to be losing their sense of security as a result.
Deputy Mayor of Sligo Borough Cllr Arthur Gibbons says it's a major concern that unfortunately is not confined to one area of Sligo:
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