A Green Party representative in the north west is calling on young people to be encouraged to make stands on issues they believe in.

Dr Blaithin Gallagher made the comments after the US President described Swedish activist Greta Thunberg ‘as a strange and angry person’ over her mission to deliver aid to Gaza.

The local area representative for the Green Party says it’s refreshing to see young people being aware of issues around human rights, social injustice and climate justice.

Speaking to Ocean FM, she says people like Greta Thunberg should be encouraged and supported to highlight the injustices that are going taking place across the globe

Lisnaskea native Conán McCaughey and Tuam Athletic Club's Alexandra Joyce won the men's and women's Streets of Sligo 5k on Saturday evening.

Ocean FM Sport's Austin O'Callaghan spoke to the winners.

It's hoped that the Minister for Agriculture can step up support for the local sheep farming industry.

Minister Martin Hayden has been urged to allocate funding to Teagasc for the delivery of sheep wool handling and classification courses in the county.

Council Justin Warnock says that while wool remains a by-product of sheep farming, proper handling and classification skills could add real value to what's a currently an underutilised resource.

Emergency services and a member of the public have been praised for their swift response in the rescue of a casualty in Bundoran.

The alarm was raised shortly after 7am after a member of the public heard calls for help and contacted the emergency services.

Malin Heath coordinated the rescue with Bundoran RNLI, Donegal Fire Service, the National Ambulance Service, and Rescue 118 all involved.

The casualty was located at the base of the cliff at West End, having landed on rocks.

After being stabilised, the casualty was transferred to Sligo University Hospital for further treatment.

Local Councillor Michael McMahon says we cannot take the emergency services for granted:

The public are being urged to stay safe while engaging in activities in and around water.

That's after a man was hospitalised following a fall from a cliff at Bundoran's West End on Saturday morning.

A warning was previously issued with many looking to bask in the current pleasant weather conditions.

The RNLI are reminding the public if they are visiting the coast to stay well back from cliff edges.

This includes taking extreme care near the water, and in an emergency, dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Coast Guard.

The RNLI's Killian O'Kelly has this advice:

It's hoped support can be afforded to the Sligo GAA County Board when it comes to addressing the state of the playing surface at Markievicz Park.

Last Sunday, a crowd in the region of between 19 and 20,000 supporters were attended the All-Ireland football championship encounter between Donegal and Mayo, which took place in Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon

The chairperson of the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee, Brian Carroll has said that had the Sligo venue been available that game would have been played Markievicz Park.

Sligo-Strandhill Councillor Fergal Nealon says that unfortunately business community in Sligo has missed out on a financial bonanza.

The Fine Gael Councillor says every support should be given to the Sligo County Board to ensure future big championship games can be played locally.

The blocking of the redevelopment of a service station at the site of the Creeslough explosion is being welcomed.

An Coimisiun Pleanála has refused planning permission at the site where 10 people were killed on October 7th 2022.

Vivo Shell Limited had previously been granted permission by Donegal County Council to redevelop the site.

Donegal Councillor Tomás Sean Devine says it should never have been proposed:

MEP Maria Walsh has blamed a slip of the tongue after mistakenly saying Ballymena, Co Antrim was in Co Leitrim during a session of the European Parliament in Strasburg.

It was during her contribution on general “matters of political importance”, during which she condemned the violence:

In a statement issued to Ocean FM news, the Midlands North West MEP says that the reference to Leitrim was unintended and was not in the script.

She says her speech was focused on the need to end racist violence and support communities impacted by the riots.

Homeless accommodation is being sought in a number of towns and villages in County Sligo.

Sligo County Council is looking for suitable properties with management services in Sligo Town, Ballymote, Collooney, Ballisadare and Tubbercurry.

The deadline for submission is 28th July at 12 noon.

Meanwhile, the latest figures from the Department of Housing show that Sligo continues to have the highest number of homeless people in the North West, with 83 registered at the end of last month.

But People Before Profit Cllr Gino O'Boyle believes that this is the direct result of Government policies:

Frustration is building over a lack of progress on upgrading the public toilets in Donegal Town.

It had been hoped that the work would have been done ahead of the summer months and while money has been sanctioned for the project, the tendering process is said to be taking longer than was first anticipated.

Fianna Fail Cllr Michael Naughton says there seems to be too much paperwork involved in small projects and that is resulting in a huge delay.

He says the work itself wouldn't take long to do and has questioned why it's not happening at a much quicker pace: