Copper thieves suspected as culprits in damage to rural Leitrim telephone lines
People in an area near Dromahair in North Leitrim are asked to be on the lookout for those causing damage to telephone cables and wires. The incidents have been occurring for a few weeks in the area between Leckaun and Dromahair, and is believed to be the result of thieves…
Plans being put in place for Manorhamilton council building
Plans are being put in place for the development of a new county council office in Manorhamilton. Municipal District meetings are currently held in the HSE building while the roads department for North Leitrim is also in the town. At a meeting of the council this week a loan of…
IFA information evening in Dromahair next Tuesday evening
An information meeting is taking place for the general public in the greater Dromahair area in Leitrim next week. The Irish Farmers Association in Leitrim is organising the event on Tuesday at 8pm in the the Club House in Dromahair. It will have more information on schemes like FARM ASSIST…
Leitrim GAA Fixtures
Coiste Chontae Liatroma CLG Fixtures 18 February 2017 Venue Grade Round Fixture Time Under 17 League 2017 Kinlough U17(15) 1 Melvin Gaels v Fenagh-St Caillins 12 noon TBC U17(15) 1 St Brigid’s v Ballinamore-Soh 12 noon TBC U17(15) 1 St Joseph’s v Glencar-Manorhamilton 12 noon U17(15) St Mary’s – Bye…
Mulligan transfers back to Melvin Gaels
Emlyn Mulligan is a Melvin Gaels player once again. The former Leitrim captain’s transfer back to the Kinlough club from Dublin’s St Brigid’s has been granted. Meanwhile, Dromahair’s Kevin Conlan has switched to Cork club Douglas; former League of Ireland player Barry O’Mahony has transferred back to Coolera/Strandhill from the…
Dromahair to host Sligo-Leitrim Boxing Championships this weekend
St Patrick’s Boxing Club are hosting the Sligo-Leitrim age grade championships at the Blue Devon function room in Dromahair this Sunday, February 9. Weigh-in for all boxers is from 10am to 11am, with the contests beginning from 12 noon and running through the afternoon. There will also be skills bouts…
New water treatment plant for North Leitrim
A sod-turning ceremony will take place tomorrow to mark the start of construction of the North Leitrim Regional Water Supply Scheme. The work will involvement expenditure of almost eight and a half million euro and will benefit about 9,000 people. Tomorrow’s event, to be attended by Minister for Housing and…