New site for million euro fire station in Manorhamilton to be signed off on today
Leitrim County Council is expected to approve a site for a new one million euro fire station in Manorhamilton today. The proposed site is located on the Sligo side of Manorhamilton, beside the N16 Sligo/Enniskillen route. Manorhamilton was among 16 locations announced last February by Environment Minister Alan Kelly to…
Housing in north Leitrim key to attracting people
A North Leitrim councillor is to call on Leitrim County Council to contact the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government about building new houses and renovating older properties in and around Kiltyclogher. It follows the response to a local online campaign to attract people from other areas to come…
Leitrim council chief executive believed to be moving to Wicklow
The chief executive of Leitrim County Council is believed to be leaving his position to take up a new job in Wicklow. Waterford-native Frank Curran took over as council chief executive in Leitrim in February 2014. He succeeded Martin Dolan, who had been acting county manger following the departure of…
Local initiatives rely too much on volunteerism instead of creating jobs
A Leitrim Councillor says the community service programme needs to be reopened to new clients to ease pressure on volunteers in rural areas. Fine Gael Councillor Sean McDermott raised the issue at a meeting of the County Council this week. He says the community service programme which gives grants to…
Leitrim County Council to put in new markings and signage at Manorhamilton traffic lights
Leitrim County Council is putting up extra signage and line markings to help road-users in Manorhamilton activate the new traffic lights properly. There have been complaints that when you are coming onto the junction from Sean MacDiarmada Street the lights are not activating and people are waiting a long time.…
New Cathaoirleach supports calls for council offices in the north of Leitrim
The new Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council has backed calls by her party colleague to provide council offices in the north of the county. Fine Gael Councillor Frank Dolan told Ocean FM News last week that one of his priorities as Chairperson of the Manorhamilton Municipal District would be to…
Carrick-on-Shannon FG Councillor appointed new Leitrim Cathaoirleach
Fine Gael Councillor, Finola Armstrong-McGuire has been elected as the new Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council. Councillor Armstrong-McGuire was elected at today’s AGM of the council which took place at the council offices in Carrick-on-Shannon this afternoon. The Fine Gael representative replaces the outgoing chairperson, Fianna Fáil Councillor Mary Bohan.…