Leitrim Councillor airs major concerns over the ability of prison service to cope with current challenges
A Leitrim Councillor has expressed his concern over how the Prison System in this country will cope with an increasing population and a backlog of court cases. Cllr Felim Gurn made the comments after being part of a Leitrim county delegation to visit Castlerea Prison this week . …
Leitrim Councillor urges Community Engagement Teams to provided better communications
A north Leitrim Councillor is calling on Community Engagement teams that are tasked with providing information to communities where asylum seekers are to be accommodated, to ‘up their game’. Independent Councillor Felim Gurn says a recent meeting where such a group were alleged to have ‘dedicated’ their wishes to…
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.…
Manorhamilton Councillor says students traveling to Sligo ATU are struggling to get seats on overcrowded buses
Transport infrastructure Ireland are being sharply criticised for failing to provide extra buses to Sligo from a number of local towns and villages in the north west for the new academic year. With Student accommodation at a premium in Sligo many students are traveling from satellite towns in the…
Regional Health Forum West hears concerns over how the region would respond to major emergencies
A Leitrim Councillor has reiterated his calls for adequate planning to be put in place so that a proper medical response will be ready to cater for any emergencies that may arise festival and concerts in the North West Councillor Felim Gurn, aired his concerns at a meeting of…
Leitrim Councillor says HSE had no plan to deal with emergencies over the Bank Holiday Weekend
A local councillor and a member of the Regional Health Forum West has sharply criticised HSE chiefs for failing to adequately plan for the large influx of people into the north west over the Bank Holiday Weekend. With major festivals in Ballyshannon, Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and Drumcora thousands descended on…
Leitrim councillor urges people to slow down in Manorhamilton
A Leitrim councillor has issued the stark warning that it is only a matter of time before somebody is seriously injured in Manorhamilton due to the speed that traffic is traveling at through the town. Independent Councillor Felim Gurn says the issue of speeding vehicles entering the town from the…