Leitrim councillor concerned strike action by water service members may impact students sitting exams
A Leitrim Councillor says the timing of industrial action by SIPTU Water Services members working with the Local Authority at the same time as state examinations are about to get underway is unfortunate. Water Services personnel are threating industrial action over a number of issues. Water Services Staff will withdraw…
Insurance companies pricing out Glenfarne residents over flooding concerns
Concern has been expressed in Glenfarne over the lack of home insurance options available to some residents. An Bord Plenála’s flood risk assessment report has previously identified that Glenfarne village has a high possibility of flooding. Leitrim County Council successfully carried out works under the the Minor Flood Mitigation works…
Leitrim councillor slams “public back-slapping” over broadband rollout
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…
Leitrim councillor expresses disappointment as number of outdoor staff to be laid-off
A Leitrim councillor has expressed his disappointment with the decision by the local authority in Leitrim to end the employment of a number of outdoor staff this month. It’s understood that a number of temporary outdoor staff at Leitrim County Council will be laid off this week. Local…
Leitrim Councillor concerned over lack of speed limit signs
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…
Flooding of Glenfarne River needs to be addressed
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…
School connections should be used to solve broadband issues
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…