Leitrim Cathaoirleach fears increase in tourism crime will impact visitor numbers
The Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council is warning that the increasing level of criminal acts involving tourists visiting these shores has the potential to damage Ireland’s reputation as popular visitor’s destination. Recent serious attacks on US and English Tourists in the Dublin has led to serious injury in some…
Leitrim Council urged to lead the calls for the reintroduction of community car scheme
The Local Authority in Leitrim have been urged to contact the HSE, the Minister for Health, and The Dept. of Rural & Community Development with the view to securing funding to re-establish the Leitrim Community Car Scheme. The scheme was set up in 2022 and provided what was described…
Fire Chief in Leitrim urges extreme caution due to current weather
The Chief Fire officer with Leitrim County Council has urged the general public to excise great care when engaging in outdoor activities over the weekend. The comments from Finian Joyce comes as a Condition Orange – High Fire Risk Warning has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food…
Sewage spill has the potential to damage Major Water supply in Leitrim and Donegal
There is alarm this morning in relation to the safety of a major water supply servicing parts of north Leitrim and South Donegal. Yesterday’s meeting of the Manorhamilton MD of Leitrim County Council was told by a local councillor how raw sewage that originated from an unfinished housing development…
Leitrim councillor raises concern over Residential Tenancy Board
This week’s meeting of Leitrim County council heard calls for the department of local government to review the workings of the Residential Tenancy Board in relation to customer services. The calls were made by Cllr Enda McGloin who says there are serious issues that need to be addressed in…
Leitrim councillor warns of dangers associated with diverting traffic onto regional roads
A Manorhamilton MD Councillor has called on the local authorities in Sligo and Leitrim to give serious consideration to a traffic management plan which will be redirecting traffic from the N16 onto regional roads during upgrade works that are currently ongoing. Fine Gael Councillor Frank Dolan says that when…
Leitrim councillor urges local authority to retain services of temporary staff
Serious concern has been raised that important work at Leitrim County Council will not be completed by the end of the year over the possibility of temporary staff being let go. It’s understood that such contracts are usually terminated in November, however there’s a lot of projects and work…