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North West Today

Hosted by OceanFM Ireland · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 100 episodes

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About this podcast

North West Today, a multi-award-winning show has traditionally set the news agenda for the North West. Every morning Niall Delaney brings you a combination of hard-hitting interviews, listener interaction on local issues and human interest stories from around the region.Tuesdays Feature: ‘On The Beat’ Niall is joined by local Gardaí who keep listeners updated on local crime prevention efforts and news around the North West. We hear their advice and guidance on protecting our homes, families and business’s.The show is produced by Donegal native Margaret Carr-Flynn

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OceanFM Ireland hosts North West Today, a news show with 100 episodes published.

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The Friday Panel, Declan Bree, Dympna Mannion

Jun 5, 202635m0

The detention of Dr Margaret Connolly and her flotilla colleagues, the boycott of the Ireland Israel soccer international, the rise in cost of living, the Government's new car scrappage scheme, the temporary removal of S

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Mother and young children followed and harrassed by 2 men while walking at Rosses Point

Jun 5, 20267m0

A young mother has spoken of her frightening expeience of being approached and followed by 2 men while out walking on the Rosses Point coastal loop path this week. The woman says the men attempted to access her phone to

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Tourists won't be happy with removal of Yeats statue it's claimed

Jun 4, 20264m0

The iconic WB Yeats statue at Stephen Street in Sligo has been removed temporarily as a result of ongoing town enhancement works. However, some claim that it was not the wisest time to make the move, as we head into the

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Father of youth who died by suicide on how bereavement group helped him cope

Jun 2, 202616m0

Alan Chambers from Sligo lost his young son, Conor, to suicide in 2019. The huge grief and isolation that Alan and his family suffered led him to seek out the services and supports of national suicide bereavement organis

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Donegal Town needs to embrace camper van community says motorhome action group

May 22, 20266m0

The Chairperson of the Irish Motorhome Working Group says the residents of Donegal Town need to embrace the camper van and motorhome community and recognise that they bring much income to the town. Jason Carmody has made

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The Friday Panel, Cormac Meehan, Miriam Kivlehan

May 22, 202637m0

This week's Panel discuss the detenation of the flotilla activists in Israel, tourism and facilites for camper vans and motorhomes, the latest RTE payments controversy, the rise in the price of groceries, King Charles in

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Margaret Connolly not well treated and roughed up by Israeli forces during detention

May 22, 20264m0

Sligo GP Margaret Connolly and her colleagues on the Gaza flotilla were not well treated and roughed up by Israeli forces, during their detention at a port there. That's according to her husband, Cllr Declan Bree, who fi

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Woman describes horror of coming across body of mutilated dog at Dooney Rock

May 21, 202611m0

A woman who came across the body of a mutilated dog at Dooney Rock in Sligo has described her horror at what she saw. She says it appears as if the dog was sawn in half and had its ears ripped off. She reported the matte

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Cathy and Richard and their battle with alcoholism

May 20, 202613m0

Two people from the region join us in studio to talk about their battle with alcoholism - Cathy, who's been sober for the past 18 years, and Richard, sober for 17 years. They turned successfully to Alcoholics Anonymous f

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'We couldn't be prouder of her' - Bree's tribute to wife Margaret Connolly after Israeli detention

May 19, 20269m0

Councillor Declan Bree has described his wife as a truly exceptional human being and says her family couldn't be prouder of her, as she contines to be detained by Israeli forces. Dr Margaret Connolly and her colleagues w

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Ahern controversy will set dangerous precedent for canvassers claims Leitrim councillor

May 18, 20269m0

Leitrim Fianna Fail councillor Paddy O'Rourke has condemned the secret video recording of Bertie Ahern during a political canvas in which he made controversial comments on immigration. He says the incident sets a 'danger

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Taoiseach contacted by Sligo Cllr to treat road deaths as a national emergency

May 18, 20269m0

After a weekend of devastation on Irish roads, including the death of three young people on roads in County Donegal, the Taoiseach and Government Minsters have been called on to treat road deaths as a national emergency.

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The Friday Panel, Nessa Cosgrove, Chris MacManus

May 15, 202639m0

Bertie Ahern's comments on immigrants, the two by-elections, Kier Starmer's leadership, financial incentives for Ukrainians to return home and the legacy of James Connolly and Sean MacDiarmada are among the issues discus

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Parents disappointed after meeting Minister on new Sligo Gaelscoil

May 15, 202614m0

Parents of pupils attending Gaelscoil Chnoc na Ré in Sligo say they are disappointed with the outcome of a meeting they had with the Minsiter for Education when she visited the school yesterday. The Minister indicated th

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Bertie was set up says ex-TD Ellis as he defends his comments

May 15, 20267m0

Former Sligo-Leitrim Fianna Fail TD John Ellis claims ex-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was set up after a video recording of him commenting on immigrants was posted online. Ellis says he has sympathy for Ahern and was only putt

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Personal injuries and how to make a personal injury claim - Legal Advice with Callan Tansey

May 15, 202610m0

The rise in the numbers of fatatlies on our roads has unfortunately highlighted the whole area of personal injuries and personal injury claims and what dependents might do in cases of fatal injury accidents. Carolne McLo

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Superpubs not welcome in Donegal Town says tourism operator

May 13, 20268m0

A Donegal tour guide insists the development of superpubs in Donegal Town is not the way the Town needs to go in terms of tourism and threatens to destroy its reputation as one of the 'coolest places on the planet'. Dere

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40 years on, identity of body of man found at Tullaghan remains a mystery

May 13, 20269m0

Mystery still surrounds the discovery of the body of a man on the shore at Tullaghan in North Leitrim 40 years ago. The heavily tatttooed body was found on 1st May, 1986, and despite an exhumation, still remains unidenti

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Sexual assault victim Brooke hopes going public can give hope and encouragement to others

May 12, 202616m0

Brooke Coleman was the subject of a sexual assault in her home village of Gurteen two years ago - the man responsible has been jailed for two years. She's given a detailed inteview on how traumatic the entire experience

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Parent claims lack of non-denominational schools in Co Sligo amounts to discrimination

May 11, 202610m0

Lydia is preparing to send her son to school in Co Sligo but says she is shocked that there is only one non-denominational school in the county, whereas there are 62 Catholic schools and 5 Church of Ireland. She claims t

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