Two men to appear in court in connection with a grow house in Leitirm
Two Lithuanian men arrested in North Leitrm in relation to a drug seizure will appear before a special sitting of Carrick on Shannon District Court this morning. The men aged 49 and 22 were arrested…
Lough Talt treatment plant upgrade given the go-ahead
It’s understood the Minister for Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht has given the go-head for the proposed upgrading works to carried out at the Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant in South Sligo. Cryptosporidium was discovered…
Calls for Leitrim Co Co to protect county from afforestation
Leitrim County Council has been urged to be more proactive when it comes to fighting proposed forestry plantations. The calls were made at this week’s Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting by Fianna Fáil Councillor and local…
Councillor McDermott: To save rural areas, build houses in towns and villages
A North Leitrim councillor says that building houses in villages and towns may be the best way to bring people into rural areas. Fine Gael Councillor and election candidate Sean McDermott says there are more…
Too much pesticide detected in North Leitrim water
Irish Water has found there was too much pesticide in the North Leitrim Regional Water Supply. It for Picloram, a herbicide used for general woody plant control, as well as for a wide range of…
Drop in pupil numbers in Donegal
Donegal saw one of the biggest declines in pupils enrolling in primary schools in the country. The latest figures from the Department of Education shows the change in enrolment figures in mainstream primary school between…
Milk prices impacts on Aurivo profits
Aurivo has published its full-year financial results for 2018 which show that profits are down by 23% to €3m. The results show however that sales rose 4pc to €443.8m. The co-operatively owned agri-foods business is…