The Polish community in the Diocese of Elphin say they will donate at least 50k towards the upkeep of retaining a Polish chaplain in Sligo, The chaplaincy is set to come to an end in May, after 15 years, but Polish residents Gregory Radzik and Jack Krawczyk hope the decision can be reversed

Sunday, 3rd April is Census night - the latest Census was delayed due to Covid. So what do you need to know, and where should you be - Kathleen Goulding of Census Publicity provides all the relevant information

Ivan Tarkovych and his wife, Diana, are Ukrainian nationals, who've lived in Gorvagh in Co Leitrim for the past 3 years. 11 members of their family have fled from Ukraine to live with them, having endured a torturous journey to get out of the war-torn country

There's been a backlash against local filling stations who have raised their fuel prices to offset the Government cut in excise duty, which came into effect at midnight. Meanwhile, Gerry McMorrow of McMorrow Transport in Dowra has warned of dire consequences for the sector if the Government doesn't provide more support

it's the return of our gardening slot for the season ahead - and Liam Feeney of Feeney's Garden Centre has early advice, including the preparation of your soil

Coming up on this mornings up and Running

- Kloud 9 Dogz owners Lydia Reddy and Rebecca McGowan join us to tell us about their business www.kloud9dogz.com

- Deidre Kennedy from Sligo Leader Partnership www.sligoleader.ie

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Listeners have been giving their reaction to the actions of Leitrim man Desmond Wisley in reversing his truck through the gates of the Russian Embassy, as a form of protest. Leo Varadkar has described it as a foolish attack, while the Russian Embassy says it was a criminal act of insanity

Local farmers appear to have very mixed reaction to the Government's compulsory tillage plan, being introduced as a result of expected grain shortages caused by the Ukrainian conflict. Former General Election candidate, James Conway, claims the situation facing farmers is much different now than the previous compulsory tillage project during World War 2

Marina is a young woman from Kyiv, now headed to take up a voluntary position with the Good Energies Alliance organisation in Drumshanbo in Leitrim. She's been outlining how she was given the opportunity of getting out of the war zone in Ukraine and what the situation is like there