Mary Reynolds was the first female TD elected for Sligo-Leitrim back in 1932. Her legacy is recalled on International Women's Day, and she's included in the a new book on the women of the Cumann naGaedheal and Fine Gael parties

Remembering Sligo-Leitrim's first female TD on International Women's Day

PART ONE: Special with Roscommon fiddler John Carty.

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To contact the show or for previous episodes see www.oceanfm.ie/arts
Arts North West is a weekly, magazine arts show that covers everything creative in the region. Featuring the best of music, theatre, storytelling, with the best of talent from Sligo, North Leitrim & South Donegal. Produced and Recorded in The Glens Arts Centre, Manorhamilton. It is supported by Pobal, The Arts Council & Leitrim County Council.
Presented by Glens Artistic Director, Brendan Murray, it aims to afford artists of all disciplines the opportunity to engage with the community during this lockdown season.

PART ONE: Special with Roscommon fiddler John Carty

Leitrim GAA, in conjunction with Lough Rynn Castle, is offering one lucky couple the chance to win a wedding package worth €25,000. The package will be valid until January 2025. 

Ocean FM Sport's 'Love' reporter, John Lynch, reports.

(Full details on winawedding.ie)

Leitrim GAA' s big wedding plans

Rachel Murray from Ballintogher in Co Sligo suffers with severe asthma. She says the condition needs to be highlighted more, as it's completely different that the common form of asthma which so many live with. 1st-8th May is Asthma Awareness week in Ireland

More awareness needed on severe asthma says Ballintogher woman

This Week: 
(00:40) A fascinating look at a life in music with Michael Christie of The Kings of Cool who shared stages with ZZ Top & Mark Knopfler.
(16:30) Maeve McGowan runs through May events at The Hawkswell Theatre.
(21:40) Guilt on the Greenway by Dromahair based singer/songwriter
Rosena Horan is a wry, quirky tale set during lockdown.

All Podcasts can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Soundcloud or wherever you find your podcasts. Just search OceanFmIreland.

To contact the show or for previous episodes see www.oceanfm.ie/arts
Arts North West is a weekly, magazine arts show that covers everything creative in the region. Featuring the best of music, theatre, storytelling, with the best of talent from Sligo, North Leitrim & South Donegal. Produced and Recorded in The Glens Arts Centre, Manorhamilton. It is supported by Pobal, The Arts Council & Leitrim County Council.
Presented by Glens Artistic Director, Brendan Murray, it aims to afford artists of all disciplines the opportunity to engage with the community during this lockdown season.

Episode 43 - Arts North West

Captain Simon Croghan joins us to discuss the aviation industry

Alan Shaw from Albert Shaws Jewellers discusses the difficult decision he and his mum had to make in closing down their shop after 35 years

All Podcasts can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Soundcloud or wherever you find your podcasts. Just search OceanFmIreland.

To contact: Claire@oceanfm.ie

Planes and Jewellery  - Up And Running June 12th

02 July 2021
The Francie Boylan Show from Leonard's Nearby Store in Drumkeerin Co.Leitrim to celebrate their newly refurbished store. Francie and Michelle chatted owner Jason as well as some locals. 

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The Francie Boylan Show airs weekdays 11am - 2pm.

The Francie Boylan Show From Leonard's Nearby in Drumkeerin

Sligo AC's Karen Mulrooney joins Austin O'Callaghan from Seville where she broke the club's record with the fastest time in a marathon on Sunday morning with a time of 2:41:25

"I always knew that a fairly substantial PB was in store"- Karen Mulrooney

Scores of people have contacted Ocean FM in relation to sightings of an unknown type of aircraft speeding across skies in the North West last evening. The aircraft has been described as V-shaped, large in size and silent. One of those who witnessed it was well-known musician Tabby Callaghan

Tabby among those to witness strange sightings in the NW skies

The organiser of a gathering of young motor enthusiasts in Bundoran last Sunday says he will flood the town with cars at a future date, in response to the blocking off of roads and car parks. Tom Doherty says car club members are subject to prejudice and discrimination and have an unfair reputation.

'We'll flood Bundoran with cars' - Young motorists' anger at blocking of roads to prevent gathering

The fall-out continues from last Sunday's gathering of young car enthusiasts in Bundoran, despite roads in the town being blocked off. Safe Bride is one such car enthusiast, and insists they're doing nothing wrong, while Sean says it's good to see young people having an interest and hobby in life

Car enthusiasts insist they causing no bother after criticism of Bundoran event

-We play an interview with Lily Greer 100 years old who sadly passed away this week.
-Rachel Cawley opens her new Barbers shop in Ballisodare
- Muireann Mc Dermott and Irene Townsend joins us from The Hair and Beauty Quater

Lily Greer, Rachels Barber and The Hair and Beauty Quarter

Coming up on this mornings Up and Running we are joined by 
- Jessica Anhold from Anhold marketing and PR Consultancy
- Louise Waters from naturaltherpycentre.ie

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Up & Running- Natural Therapy And Marketing

Coming up on this mornings show we are joined by 
-Alan Keogh group CEO of Irish decarbonisation and energy efficiency firm Cool Planet
-Kevike Henry owner of K Fit a new ladies only gym opened in Cooloney Co Sligo

Cool Planet And K Fit

The 'Arab' you see dressed in the Argentinian colours is none other than Eddie McHale of Sligo. Eddie was interviewed by an international TV station at one of the five matches he attended at the World Cup tournament in Qatar

Sligo's Eddie interviewed on TV at World Cup

How Ocean FM Sport's Colm McGee & Con O'Meara described the closing moments of Wednesday evening's Connacht U20 football final between Sligo and Galway in Tuam...

"One more chance Sligo...." - The last minute of Sligo v Galway

Sligo senior football manager Tony McEntee digests Sunday's 2-20 to 0-12 loss to Galway in the Connacht SFC final.

"This isn't a time to beat ourselves up" - Sligo boss Tony McEntee on Connacht final loss

Sligo captain Niall Murphy gives his reaction to Sunday's Connacht SFC final loss to Galway in Castlebar, on a final scoreline of 2-20 to 0-12.

"We want to play the top teams" - Sligo captain Niall Murphy

Sligo footballer Keelan Cawley spoke to Ocean FM Sport's Colm McGee after Sunday's 2-20 to 0-12 Connacht final loss to Galway.

"We'll have to learn very quickly" - Sligo's Keelan Cawley on Connacht final loss

TD Michael Healy Rae has defended his calls for support for a proposal that would allow 16 year-olds to drive, with a speed-limiting device in place. He insists such a move would help retain people living in rural areas, and rejects claims that it would lead to more danger on our roads

Allowing 16 year olds to drive will keep people in rural areas insists TD

Marie is going for a holiday in Spain - 10 days away for her family of four is costing under €600. The cheapest break she can find in Ireland for the same duration is costing €1,300 - a scandalous situation, she says, as she would prefer to holiday at home

€600 to go to Spain, €1300 for Ireland - Holiday prices a scandal says listener

Those who have received treatment for cancer including Tommie Gorman, Majella O'Donnell, Brian Kennedy and Martin McHugh will address a major cancer awareness event in Ballyshannon this coming Saturday. Organiser and cancer survivor, Paul McLoone, tells us more, as does Tommie Gorman

Huge interest in cancer awareness event in Ballyshannon

Tina Beirne joins Austin O'Callaghan to chat through the week's Sligo Leitrim Youth Soccer news.

Youth Soccer podcast 08/05/2023

Sligo U20 captain Canice Mulligan and vice-captain Brian Byrne give their reaction to Saturday's All-Ireland final loss to Kildare.

"We're sorry we couldn't get the job done" - Sligo's Canice Mulligan & Brian Byrne

Yeats Misbehavin' - Senator Susan O'Keefe's take on WB's extra curricular activities on Ocean's NWT

Listen back to the full match commentary from the All-Ireland LGFA U16 B final between Sligo and Kerry.

All - Ireland LGFA U16 Final - Sligo Vs Kerry

Dromahair event to highlight concerns over refugees

Swans Hold Up Traffic In Sligo On Two Mile Trek To River, NWT, Tues, 24th May

Maurice McCabe documentary shocking and upsetting says ex-Detective Garda Sergeant

The Taste of Donegal Festival will take place over the May Bank Holiday weekend in 2021, three months earlier than usual. The decision follows the official announcement of this year's event, due to Covid-19

Taste of Donegal Festival brought forward to May Bank Holiday weekend for 2021

Mary from Ballyshannon,and Aileen from North Sligo are among those outraged at the loophole in legislation which means those people who travel across the border and are in contravention of Covid-19 regulations cannot be arrested by Gardai. They feel the matter needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency before the May Bank Holiday weekend

Locals call for Northern Ireland travel loophole to be closed off immediately

John Fallon, the substitute goalkeeper when Celtic won the European Cup in 1967, talks of his memories from his playing days, not getting his winners medal until last year, the Old Firm and his connections to Sligo and Donegal

Lisbon Lion John Fallon on success, Stein and Sligo

Coming up on this mornings show Claire Speaks to 
Karen Stewart from www.karunaessentials.ie
Sligo SchoolBooks.ie (9mins)
Bella and Brava in Coollaney (13mins)
Newly appointed Cathoirleach Cllr Dara Mulvey (18mins)

Up and Running on Saturday 27th June

Kilcar parish priest, Fr Eddie Gallagher, believes the Government is wrong in keeping pubs closed during Covid. In his sermon at Mass last Sunday, Fr Gallagher claimed the large amounts of drink being  purchased in off-licences and supermarkets is contributing the problem of alcoholism

Open up the pubs urges Kilcar priest, to curb alcoholism

Sinn Fein leader Mary McDonald says the crisis at Letterkenny Hospital last night during which seven ambulances were parked outside waiting on patients to be admitted is indicative of how our health service has been stretched for years. She's called on the resources of the state to be put in place to resolve such problems

Emergency resources needed to sort out Donegal Hospital crisis says McDonald

The plight of young girls who were raised at an orphanage in Sligo Town has been remembered, during the week of focus on the operation of Mother and Baby Homes. 49 mostly young children who were raised in St. Laurence's orphanage are buried in Sligo Cemetery - one man's mother told him stories of her time there

Remembering the girls of St Laurence's Orphanage Sligo

This Week Claire speaks to:
(2 mins) Orla Mc Donnell  form OMD Consulatncy who is running a course in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Office to aid Retailers deal with Brexit and improve their Businesses. https://www.orlamcdonnell.com/

(7 mins) Kevin Finn joins us to tell us about Back for Business, a Government initiative to support Entrepreneurs who are returning to the North West to set up Businesses. www.backforbusiness.com

(15 mins) Soraya Quigley joins us to share the story of her Cook Book 'Baked with Love' which is packed full of delicious Gluten Free recipes. www.cozebakes.com

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Up And Running 16th Jan 2021

The Mother and Baby Home scandal, rising Covid numbers, the future of the Leaving Cert, Ireland and alcohol, departing Donald and keeping Christmas lights lit are all discussed on this week's Panel. Guests are Matt Britton, journalist and photographer, and former Cllr and teacher, Keith Henry

The Friday Panel, Matt Britton, Keith Henry

12022021
Chantelle Padden from Belmullet in Mayo had a chat with Francie about her journey on The Voice UK and joining Team Olly.

Mayo's Chantelle Padden on The Voice UK

A Los Angeles-based podcast show has a bit of bother getting to grips with the concept of Sligo Gardai, after they were discussing an Ocean FM news story on cars being broken into during last weekend's snow. Enjoy a good laugh at this one.....

Slee-go Gard-eye - US Broadcasters flummoxed over local pronunciations

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