Join the Dots - Sustainable Diets

Siobhan Murphy explores how simple changes that she can make to make greener choices in her shopping and eating, while keeping her family happy and healthy. With advice from Irish Heart Foundation dietician, Orna O'Brien. Here we are encouraging anyone to dip their toes into the notion of sustaina…

Join the Dots - Biodiversity

Jill Moy Thomas is keen to encourage biodiversity in her garden at the foot of Ladie's Brae. She gets stuck into planting, ponds and insects with the help of ecologist, Niamh Burke, and naturalist Michael Bell. Here we are encouraging anyone to dip their toes into the notion of sustainability. We…

Join the Dots - Travel

Sligo local, Martina, takes to her bike and investigates other simple ways that she can cut her transport emissions. She gets advice from ATU Sligo's transport expert, Brian McCann and Gemma Woods of Sligo Cycling Campaign. Here we are encouraging anyone to dip their toes into the notion of sustai…

Join the Dots - Fashion

From the scourge of fast fashion to the dos and don'ts of second hand buying and caring for our clothes, sports student, Finn McLaughin, takes is first steps into the world of sustainable fashion with advice from Arran Murphy of Relove Fashion and Tim Mac from Eco UNESCO. Here we are encouraging a…

Join the Dots - Cleaning

How does what we use to clean our homes affect the waterways and wildlife around us? Trisha McLaughlin finds out with help from LAWPRO's Luke Kenny and seeks out a few greener alternatives in Sligo's refill shop - All Things Natural. Here we are encouraging anyone to dip their toes into the notion…

Digging Deep - Tattie Hoaker

In the third and final episode of Digging Deep we see how social farming can foster wider connections and generates positivity in ways that you might never expect, on a visit o Aidan Gillen's Tattie Hoaker Farm in North Sligo. We also turn our focus to the other side of the coin to see how social f…

Digging Deep - Friendly Farm

Ocean FM is out and about on farms across Counties Sligo and Leitrim to check out the heartwarming phenomenon of social farming, where people at risk of disadvantage spend time on family farms cultivating new skills, increased confidence or relationships. This episode brings listeners to Friendly F…

Digging Deep - Quarryfield Farm

In Episode Two of Digging Deep I'm setting my compass for Quarryfield farm in Buninadden in Co. Sligo, where I'm meeting farmers Fiona and Gerald Doherty and social farmers Tadhg and Bradley from CI Connect in Sligo as they get hands on with a  flock of sheep, snuggle up to some llamas and set a ne…

Language of the Lough - Episode 1

You are invited to enjoy , Language of the Lough. A series of two episodes, recorded as a tribute to the rare and beautiful atmosphere of Lough Arrow in Co. Sligo, its people, its nature and its precious, wild trout.

Language of the Lough - Episode 2

  You are invited to enjoy , Language of the Lough. A series of two episodes, recorded as a tribute to the rare and beautiful atmosphere of Lough Arrow in Co. Sligo, its people, its nature and its precious, wild trout.