Calls for a housing outreach office in north Leitrim
A Leitrim councillor says there is a need for a council office or outreach service in the north of the county to deal with queries on housing. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon called for the service at a meeting of the Manorhamilton Municipal District of the council. The meeting heard…
Leitrim councillor raises questions over discharges into Lough Melvin
A Leitrim councillor has raised concerns about what is being discharged into Lough Melvin from a sewerage treatment plant in County Fermanagh. Fianna Fail councillor Justin Warnock told a Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council that people in Askill, Co Leitrim, and Bundoran, Co Donegal, get their water…
Leitrim County Council hope to secure capital grant scheme to carry out bridge works
Leitrim County Council is hoping to secure a capital grant scheme to carry out major work that is is needed on at least four bridges in the county. Lennox Bridge and Killavoggy Bridge are two that need significant work and in some cases a new bridge. Leitrim County Council says…
Leitrim only spending half of what it should be on upkeep of local roads
Only half the recommended funding is being spent to strengthen and resurface local roads in Leitrim. Senior Roads Engineer at the Council Shay O’Connor confirmed to Councillors in the Manorhamilton Municipal District yesterday that the cut in roads funding is having a severe impact on the longterm state of the…
Sod-turning for new €8.4m water treatment plant this week
The sod-turning for a new €8.4 million water treatment plant for North Leitrim will take place this Friday. The plant which is located at Moneyduff, near Dromahair will benefit 9,000 people on the North Leitrim Regional Water Supply Scheme. The project is being undertaken by Irish Water in partnership with…
New traffic lights in Manorhamilton to be turned on in mid-December
The new traffic lights in Manorhamilton will be up and running in mid-December despite opposition to them by many including businesses in the town. Local businesses in Manorhamilton are still very concerned about new traffic lights being installed in the centre of the town. After much controversy, Leitrim County Council…
Roads and rates among the concerns as Leitrim Councillor agree 2017 budget
The lack of funding for county roads in Leitrim was a major issue discussed at the annual budget meeting of the Council yesterday. That’s according to the Cathaoirleach of the Council Mary Bohan after a budget of €33m was adopted by the Council. The Fianna Fail Councillor says they also…