A Sligo Senator has condemned the actions of Israel in forcibly detaining hundreds of activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla.

Fourteen Irish citizens were sailing as part of the aid flotilla, including Sligo GP Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has stated that Irish authorities have yet to have direct contact with those who have been detained. 

It's understood some of the Irish citizens have been brought to land and others remain at sea.

Speaking in the Seanad, Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove described what Israel has done as an act of piracy: 

A Sligo Senator has condemned the actions of Israel in forcibly detaining hundreds of activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla.
Fourteen Irish citizens were sailing as part of the aid flotilla, including Sligo GP Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has stated that Irish authorities have yet to have direct contact with those who have been detained.&nbsp;
It's understood some of the Irish citizens have been brought to land and others remain at sea.
Speaking in the Seanad, Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove described what Israel has done as an act of piracy:&nbsp;

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Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.