Leitrim County Council expected to ratify new CEO today
The new CEO of Leitrim County Council is expected to be ratified at a meeting later today. Lar Power, currently a Director of Services at Waterford County Council is expected to fill the role in the coming months. It’s the second CEO who will be joining the team in Leitrim…
Council confirms twenty-six people waiting over 3 years for a house in north Leitrim
Leitrim County Council has confirmed that twenty-six households in north Leitrim have been on the social housing waiting list for more than three years. Director of Services Mary Quinn confirmed there are a number of reasons why people are on the list so long including transfer requests and the type…
Council may have to consider legal action over Abbey Manor Hotel
Leitrim County Council says a ‘potential’ partnership that would have seen the old Abbey Manor Hotel brought back into commercial use has not come to pass. The derelict building – which is a protected structure – has now fallen into an unsightly and dangerous state. Locals believe it’s a source…
Leitrim and Sligo Councillors meet to decide 2018 budgets
County councillors in Sligo and Leitrim will meet today to decide how to divide up and allocate their budgets for the coming year. The Sligo meeting starts at half past nine this morning and is expected to last the whole day. Leitrim councillors begin their meeting at 11am. Uppermost in…
People on Leitrim planning scheme won’t have to pay contribution levies
People on a pilot planning scheme in Leitrim are to be given an exemption from development contribution fees. Around 15 people hoping to build their own homes are part of the scheme which was set up to try and find a new type of septic tank that meets modern standards.…
Leitrim bans the use of glyphosate weedkillers in public areas
Leitrim County Council has agreed to ban the use of glyphosate-based weedkillers in public areas. A petition with over 1400 signatures was handed into the Cathaoirleach and the CEO of the Council by the Leitrim Environmental Network group. The ban has come about as a result of a motion put…
Seventh CEO for Leitrim in less than twenty years
Leitrim Councillors hope a new CEO can be appointed to the Local Authority without delay. The current CEO Frank Curran is to finish in the role on Friday and attended his last monthly meeting of the Council yesterday in Carrick-on-Shannon. He will now take up the position as Chief Executive…