Leitrim councillor urges local authority to retain services of temporary staff
Serious concern has been raised that important work at Leitrim County Council will not be completed by the end of the year over the possibility of temporary staff being let go. It’s understood that such contracts are usually terminated in November, however there’s a lot of projects and work…
Illegal dumping of plastics a cause of concern for local councillor
A Leitrim Councillor is warning of the damage to the environment that the local tourism sector the dumping of plastics is having across the north west region. Calls are being made on the environmental section of Leitrim county council to investigate the growing issues of plastics been dumped in…
Funding announced for Flooding prevention in Glenfarne
A Leitrim Councillor says flooding protection works that will commence shortly along the Glenfarne should help ease concerns over flooding in the area. Leitrim County Council have been successful in securing a funding allocation of over 80,000 euro for the clearance of vegetation from Glenfarne River and the protections…
Leitrim Councillor frustrated by lack of progress on Cross Border Corridor
A Leitrim Councillor is hitting out at what he describes as ‘the the lack of commitment’ from Sligo County Council and authorities in Northern Ireland when it comes to progress being made on the Cross Border Corridor. says whereas the local Authority in Leitrim are working on improving the…
Calls for day care services to be restored in our Lady’s Hospital
A Leitrim Councilor says he is baffled as why the day care services have not been restored in our Lady’s Hospital in Manorhamilton. Cllr Sean McDermott says with Covid restrictions having been eased across the board there should be more urgency when it comes to HSE restoring the services…
GP services to resume in Glenfarne & Kiltyclogher this week
GP services will return to the Health Centres that are situated in Glenfarne and Kiltyclogher this week. This development will come as very welcome news to local residents that were left without GP Services after the decision was taken to curtail them at Health Centres in the north Leitrim…
Drone footage could be used in battle against illegal dumping
A Leitrim Councillor says a new anti litter bill has the potential to finally end a pandemic that has destroyed large parts of the countryside. New measures aimed at cracking down on illegal dumping could be on the way as a bill is due to come before the Seanad.…