Leitrim councillor seeks grant scheme for renovation of old, derelict houses
A Leitrim councillor is calling on the local authority to write to the government to provide a .grant scheme for the renovation or reconstruction of old and derelict houses in rural areas and towns Fianna Fail’s Mary Bohan has submitted a motion to the council call on the matter, believing…
Call for traffic measures in Dromahair
There are calls for traffic measures to be introduced as a matter of urgency in the village of Dromahair in County Leitrim. Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council Mary Bohan told a meeting of councillors from the Manorhamilton Municipal District that there are number of areas of concern in the town,…
Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim ETB gets new website, freephone number
A new freephone number and website have been launched for the Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board. The number will be free to call between Monday and Friday from 9am and 5pm. The aim is to make people in the region aware of opportunities available, especially during the…
Call for more home-help hours
The reduction of home help hours to rural areas of Leitrim is depriving people of spending more time in their family homes and forcing them into hospitals and long term care homes. That’s according to Fianna Fáil councillor and local election candidate Mary Bohan, who has called on the HSE…
Bohan wants speedy review of Tenant Purchase Scheme
A Leitrim councillor is calling on the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal to speed up a review of a scheme that was meant to help people purchase a home. Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan was among Leitrim councillors and officials who met the minister, Damian English, when…
New water treatment plant for North Leitrim
A sod-turning ceremony will take place tomorrow to mark the start of construction of the North Leitrim Regional Water Supply Scheme. The work will involvement expenditure of almost eight and a half million euro and will benefit about 9,000 people. Tomorrow’s event, to be attended by Minister for Housing and…
Shock, confusion among ratepayers in Leitrim
Ratepayers in Leitrim have been shocked and confused after receiving notice of their property valuations. The valuations, set by the National Valuations Office, are used to calculate the rates to be paid for the year ahead. Notices of property valuations are expected to be sent out soon in counties Sligo…