Kiltyclogher hopeful online campaign will ensure two teachers remain in school
The people around Kiltyclogher are hoping that come September, they will have enough pupils to be able to keep the current two teachers in their local national school. That’s the driving force behind the area’s ongoing online campaign to attract people to live in the North Leitrim area. Already, there…
Kiltyclogher appeal leads to enquiries from as far afield as America and Russia
There have been enquiries from people as far away as Russia and America about moving to live in the north Leitrim village of Kiltyclogher. They’re all in response to an online campaign by local people in Kiltyclogher to attract more families into the area so as to ensure they do…
No slip-ups for Glencar/Manor or Melvin Gaels as Leitrim Championship gets underway
Glencar/Manorhamilton and Melvin Gaels made a winning start to the Leitrim Senior Championship at the weekend. Glencar/Manor beat Dromahair by 2-22 to 2-7, while Gaels defeated Gortlettragh by 1-16 to 0-7. Mohill, St Mary’s, Ballinamore and Annaduff also recorded opening round wins. In the intermediate grade, Ballinaglera beat Aughavas by…
Fixtures confirmed for opening rounds of Leitrim Club Championships
The Leitrim club championships take centre stage over the next few weeks, and the fixtures for the opening two rounds have been confirmed by the Leitrim Competitions Control Committee. The senior champions from the last three seasons, Mohill and Aughawillan will get the games underway when they clash in Cloone…
Population crisis: Do up delapidated buildings, says Leitrim councillor
A North Leitrim councillor says many towns and villages in the county could be ‘transformed’ if unused or delapidated buildings within them were renovated and made available for people to live in. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott told yesterday’s Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council that this had…
Councillor calls for ‘joined-up thinking’ to increase tourism bed nights
A Leitrim councillor says more joined-up thinking is needed to ensure that the tourists who visit counties like Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal stay in the area. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott says that we need to focus on increasing bed nights in the area. He says up to 100,000 visit…
MacDiarmada Summer School to focus on Brexit
The annual Sean MacDiarmada Summer School in Kiltyclogher, Co Leitrim, is, of course, usually associated with history and culture. But this year, it is taking on a distinctly contemporary theme. And it is also one that is very relevant to the border area in which Kiltyclogher, the home of 1916…