Almost €270,000 allocated to Outdoor recreational facilities in The North West
Nearly €270,000 has been announced for projects Outdoor recreational facilities in The North West. This comes after an announcement of €1.836 million euro from Minister for Rural and Community development Micheal Ring under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. Places in Donegal like Bealacht na nGaeltachta in Glencolmcille and the Donegal…
Fresh calls are being made for upgrading work on Lennox’s Bridge
Concerns have been raised once again in the Kinlough and Bundoran areas over Lennox’s Bridge which is situated between the North Leitrim and South Donegal Towns. There have been fears for a period of time that a serious accident will take place on the dangerous stretch of road which is…
Lotto luck strikes Kinlough again
A lucky lotto player in Kinlough in County Leitrim has scooped the €1 million top prize in yesterday’s Daily Million draw. The National Lottery is now appealing for all its Daily Million players in the north Leitrim area to check their tickets after they matched all six lucky numbers to…
Irish Water to commence improvement works in North Leitrim
The Quality and supply of water in North Leitrim is to improve over the coming weeks. That’s after confirmation that Irish Water, working in partnership with Leitrim County Council, is set to commence works from Kinlough to Tullaghan on the week commencing 26th November. The renewal works will involve the…
Warnock: Councils relocating ‘problem tenants’ to Leitrim
A Leitrim Councillor claims Councils in other parts of the country are using Leitrim to relocate what he calls ‘problem cases’ under the HAP scheme. Councillor Justin Warnock claims that such cases have resulted in an increase in anti-social behaviour in towns like like Kinlough and Manorhamilton. The Fianna Fail…
Breege Connolly finishes 31st in Berlin
Leitrim’s Breege Connolly returns home on Monday afternoon with the rest of the Irish team managed by Donegal’s Teresa McDaid, after she finished 31st in the marathon event at the European Championships in Berlin yesterday. The Kinlough native was part of the Irish women’s team that finished eighth overall. The…
If you see the stray Leitrim snake, put a plastic container over it to stop it escaping again
Anyone who sees North Leitrim’s stray snake is asked to put a plastic container over it to keep it from escaping again. It was first seen in a park in Kinlough last Sunday afternoon. Now, it’s emerged it was seen again yesterday, not far from where it was originally spotted.…