The Managing Director of Coillte's Forestry Division, Mark Carlin, has rejected claims that its decision to enter into a joint venture with a UK investment fund to plant forestry is 'a land grab'. Mr Carlin has been responding to growing regional criticism of the plan, and insists farmers will have a key role to play in the new project

We hear the 2nd part of our inhouse session with Hot House Flowers’ double bassist, Martin Brunsden and singer/songwriter, Branwen Kavanagh. And we look at What’s On at the Hawk’s Well, The Dock, The Model, Leitrim School of Art and The Glens, finishing with a track from

Chant Electronique who play The Glens this weekend.

Donegal manager Paddy Carr speaks to Paddy McGill after Wednesday night's narrow 0-15 to 2-7 McKenna Cup loss to last year's winners Monaghan in Ballybofey.

ATU Sligo manager Benji Drummond pays tribute to the character and heart of his team following Wednesday's 4-6 to 0-12 Sigerson Cup win over MTU Kerry, which preserves Sligo's Sigerson status for next season.

ATU Sligo captain Joe Keaney produced a Player of the Match performance on Wednesday night, helping his team to a 4-6 to 0-12 win over MTU Kerry in round 1 of the Sigerson Cup. He spoke to Ocean FM Sport's Austin O'Callaghan...

Local TD Martin Kenny says he's now traveling to and from Leitrim to his Dail job every day, as a result of security concerns at his home, following two recent incidents. He's been reacting to advice issued to all TDs to consider getting personal panic alarms

There's been strong resistance to the proposed increase of 12 cent for a pint of Guinness announced by the Diageo company, with publicans claiming it's another blow to an already-embattled industry. Blaine Gaffney of Lillie's Bar in Sligo and Paul Clancy of the VFI react

Possible changes to the operation of the out of hours GP service in the counties of the North West is giving rise to concerns, according to Deputy Marc MacSharry. He insists existing care doc and now doc services need to be retained to ensure travel times for patients are not increased

TD Marian Harkin has described it as a land grab - the Rural Ireland Organisation insist it's a cleansing of rural Ireland. There's been an angry local backlash to the plan by Coillte to sell off land for forestry plantation to a private investment fund

MCR manager Gary Funston speaks to Dónal Ryan after Sunday's 2-1 win over Strand Celtic which extended the Southern Hotel Super League leaders winning streak to 13 matches.