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A Leitrim councillor has expressed his surprise over what he calls the ‘public back slapping’ that National Broadband Ireland have engaged in after the company managed to make their 30,000th connection earlier this month. County Waterford was the location for the milestone connection to the National Broadband Ireland (NBI) high-speed…

A Leitrim Councillor has raised concerns over the issue of the lack of speed limit signage on the N16 National Primary Road. Leitrim Councillor Sean McDermott claims the Sligo section of the N16 has more signage than the Leitrim section to indicate the speed limit of 80km. The Fine Gael…

The flooding of Glenfarne River on the Manorhamilton side is an issue that needs to be addressed before we enter into the wintertime of the year. Calls will be made on the local authority to engage with the OPW on the issue at next Monday’s meeting of Councillors of the…

The local Authority in Leitrim  have been requested to establish clarification from the Department of communications if connections can be ran from 51 schools across the county that have been provided with broadband to neighbouring houses.   Leitrim Councillor Sean McDermott says that this service should be available to the…

A Leitrim Councillor is calling for consideration to be given to a Labour initiative aimed at tackling the housing crisis that is currently impacting local authorities right across the country. The Labour Party’s proposing new legislation which it says could knock tens of thousands of euro off house prices. The…

The readiness of the local tourism and hospitality sector to cater for the influx of people taking staycations in the north west has been raised by a local councillor.   With Covid-19 restrictions likely to reduce the number of those considering holidaying abroad this year, large numbers are expected to…