Ocean FM News Reports

Childcare providers in the North West have been urged to support next week's Dail protest to push for increased funding and adequate salaries for those in the sector. Avril Hunt and Nicola Davis of Young Explorers Childcare in Collooney outline the issues

11 year-old Archie Bell from Manorhamilton, who is autistic, is now being home-schooled by his parents, due to what they see as the lack of services for him in local schools. His father, Alan, says the issue is one which is being ignored by Government, and many families find themselves in the same situation

Listen back to the closing two minutes of Ocean FM Sport's match commentary from Ballybofey on Saturday night where Mayo's late late goal denied Donegal victory in Division 1, on a final scoreline of Donegal 0-19 Mayo 2-13. Match commentators: Paddy McGill & Eamon McGee.

This week's Friday Panel discusses old fashioned door-to-door canvassing, cocaine use, hospital waiting lists, retirement age, and the prospect of Sinn Fein in Govt. Panellists are President of the INMO, Martina Harkin Kelly, FG representative, Blaine Gaffney, former FF Cllr Seamus Kilgannon

Leitrim Green Party member, Leslie O'Hora, claims his party are being unfairly criticised by the media, as a result of comments made by his party leader about possible car pooling arrangements in rural villages. Mr O'Hora says it was something put forward for consideration and was not party policy

Donegal FF Deputy, Pat The Cope Gallagher, has moved to clarify comments he allegedly made expressing a preference for his party to go into coalition with Sinn Fein. He claims the translation of his interview on Radio na Gaeltachta was inaccurate

The next generation of radio stars spent a week with Ocean FM. A group of Transition Year students from across the North West came together to learn all about radio under an initiative run by Learning waves and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The week will culminate in a show being broadcast on Ocean FM on February 2nd. Francie spoke to the group as well as their mentor John Lynch and Teresa Hanratty from Learning Waves.

Can Donegal settle their 'Mayo' score?

Can Leitrim surprise us in Division 3?

Can Sligo recapture that winning feeling in Division 4?

Austin O'Callaghan unpicks all the possibilities with a host of guests as The Final Whistle examines the 2020 men's and women's national football league campaigns, which begin this weekend.

23rd Jan 2020

Ocean Drive Films on Thursday with Collie And Seamie thanks to Eclipse Cinema Bundoran.

Seamie and Collie have a chat about this week's releases:

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Grudge

Paw Patrol

Bad Boys for Life

Just Mercy

The Metalman Swim returns again for 2020 on Saturday 6th of June. Entries will open on February 6th.

Shane O’Doherty spoke to Francie Boylan on Outdoor Pursuits about the event as well as an information evening happening in April.

They also had a chat about other swims happening around the region this year from The Channel Cup to the Glencar Lough Swim. For more on the Metalman see https://bit.ly/30M2V4m