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…
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…
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…
New Meals on Wheels service operating from Rainbow Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne
A new Meals on Wheels service is now in operation in north Leitrim. It operates from the Rainbow Ballroom in Glenfarne. It has also resulted in three jobs being created. . Niall Speak is manager of the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance. He has been telling Ocean FM News about 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…
Ballroom driving – a concern for Glenfarne residents
Community groups and local residents have being reacting angrily to damage caused to the carpark at the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance in Glenfarne over the weekend. It’s understood that two cars entered the car park on Sunday night and engaged in driving erratically on a gravel surface.…
Community workers threatening to down tools over dog fouling
Community workers are threatening to stop working on the upkeep of Public walks ways over health and safety concerns they have in relation to dog fouling. With more and more people using these facilities since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic the issue of dog fouling has become a…