Local Councillor calls for planning officials to be given ‘adequate time’ to address concerns at the Abbey Manor Hotel.
Calls are being made for the adequate time to be afforded to planning officials in Leitrim County Council to deal with concerns in relation to the Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair. The local Authority in Leitrim yesterday confirmed that the facility is under active consideration by their Planning Department.…
Abbey Manor Hotel under active consideration by Planning Department
Leitrim County Council has confirmed that issues of planning concern at the Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair is under active consideration by their Planning Department. The Local Authority says Correspondence in relation to planning matters have been issued to the owner of the building. In a statement…
Large number of refugees to arrive in Dromahair in the coming weeks
Concern has been expressed in Leitrim regarding the arrival of a significant number of refugees. The old Abbey Manor hotel in Dromahair is in the process of being refurbished in order to house up to 155 refugees. It’s thought that a mix of families with children and single men will…
Leitrim Councillor calls for Abbey Manor to be sold
A Leitrim councillor is calling on the owners of the former Abbey Manor Hotel in Dromahair to put the building up for sale. The hotel has been closed since 2009. It was vandalised inside and there have been numerous complaints about the deteriorating condition of the building, which is a…
Council may have to consider legal action over Abbey Manor Hotel
Leitrim County Council says a ‘potential’ partnership that would have seen the old Abbey Manor Hotel brought back into commercial use has not come to pass. The derelict building – which is a protected structure – has now fallen into an unsightly and dangerous state. Locals believe it’s a source…
Fears crime developing at derelict hotel in Leitrim quashed by Gardai
Gardai have dismissed claims that crime is being planned from the old Manor Abbey Hotel in Dromahair. Leitrim Councillor Mary Bohan raised concerns about groups gathering at the derelict building before Christmas. The Fianna Fail Councillor says businesses are concerned that they were being watched. However, Superintendent in Leitrim Kevin…