Concern at ambulance response times in Co Leitrim
Concern has been expressed at figures which reveal it took an ambulance more than an hour to respond to life-threatening emergencies in Co Leitrim on five occasions in the first seven months of 2017. The…
Warnock and O’Neill square off in row over Lennox’s Bridge
A row has broken out between a member of Leitrim County Council and a member of Donegal County Council over claims that Donegal are hindering development in North Leitrim. Justin Warnock claims Donegal Council have…
E before I, but not before C(onsensus) – Enniscrone reacts to delay in change of name
Members of the Enniscrone Placename Committee have expressed disappointment with how long it will take for a plebiscite to be held to officially name the town as Enniscrone and not Inishcrone. However Sinead Durkan of…
Restriction on forestry grants call from Leitrim Clr who vows to take law Into his own hands
Leitrim councillor, Gerry Dolan, said last year that he would take the law into his own hands in order to stop more forestry being planted in the county. He has now called for strict conditions…
Inquest for Mary Boyle protest to be held outside Coroner’s office
A protest is to is take place outside the offices of the Donegal County Coroner this Saturday, calling for an inquest to be held into the case of Mary Boyle. The seven-year old went missing…
Backlog in Housing Adaptation Grant applications condemned as scandalous
No applications for Housing Adaptation Grants which allows older people and people with a disability upgrade their homes have been processed at all this year in County Sligo. Cllr Michael Clarke says it makes a…
Ex-councillors welcome indication of return of Borough and Town District Councils
The abolished Borough and Town Councils may be making a comeback. Junior Minister John Paul Phelean has indicated that Town councils abolished by the government in 2014, including Sligo, Bundoran and Ballyshannon, are to be…