Christmas cards to acknowledge cross border relations
The Manorhamilton MD of Leitrim County heard requests this week for the the local authority to send Christmas cards to the Garrison Community Group and to the Cashel Community Association. It’s claimed that the gesture would show the Council’s commitment to the respective groups in the years ahead. Kinlough based…
Narrow Leitrim roads a challenge for local link
Ahead of the rollout of the New Local Link bus services across North Leitrim early in the New Year, Calls have been made on the Senior Council Engineer in Leitrim to seek funding to upgrade the narrow sections of Regional roads to facilitate the safe delivery of this new service.…
Producing Passports in Guest Houses could curtail criminal activity
International travellers visiting Hotels, Guesthouses and B&B’s in this Country may soon have to produce their passports on arrival to such facilities. Calls have been made on the local authority in Leitrim to request the minister for Justice, Helen McEntee to introduce such legislation. Kinlough based Councillor Justin…
Leitrim Council urged to act now to avert housing crisis
Concerns over the lack of local authority housing in locations in North Leitrim such as Kinlough and Tullaghan will be aired at the October monthly meeting of the Manorhamilton Municipal District of Leitrim Council on Monday next. As a result of job losses and the financial effects of Covid…
Warnock looks to establish what services are available in Kinlough Primary Care Centre
Calls will be made on the Local Authority in Leitrim to contact the HSE in relation to what services are currently being provided in the Primary Care Centre in Kinlough. Local Fianna Fáil Councillor Justin Warnock will table a motion on the issue at the September meeting of…
Time for Council to scrap vacant commercial levy
Next Monday’s meeting of Leitrim County Council will hear calls to rescind the 25% Commercial Rates charges that apply to vacant commercial properties. The calls will be made by Manorhamilton Municipal District Councillor Justin Warnock. The Fianna Fáil Kinlough based Councillor with it now almost impossible to attract…
Leitrim Councillor has not changed stance on programme for government
With just over twenty four hours to go until the counting of votes on the programme of government from party members of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Greens, a local Fianna Fail Councillor has confirmed that he and other grassroots members in North Leitrim have voted against the programme…