Calls for Housing Assistance payments to be increased in Leitrim
A Leitrim Councillor is urging the local authority to address the current rate of Housing Assistance payments that are being paid in the county. Today’s meeting of the local authority will hear calls from a Drumshanbo Councillor requesting them to contact the Housing Minster, Darragh O’Brien in relation…
Former Councillor Francie Gilmartin remembered fondly by colleagues
Tributes are being paid this morning to the former Leitrim Fianna Fáil Councillor Francie Gilmartin who passed away yesterday following an illness. The popular Councillor served 15 years on the local authority in Leitrim, losing his seat in 2014. It followed the redrawing of the local electoral area, which saw…
Calls for bottle banks to be moved in Killargue
Leitrim Fine Gael Councillor, Frank Dolan says the bottle banks in Killargue should be moved to a new location. Councillor Dolan says residents living near the current location raised issue with the amount of items left behind due to the bank overflowing. While it doesn’t happen often, he says it…
Leitrim residents encouraged to apply for Commuity Involvement Scheme funding
Local communities in Leitrim with roads needing repair or upgrade are being urged to apply to the county council for funding under the Community Involvement Scheme. Local communities will have to make a monetary contribution of between 10 and 20 per cent toward the cost of the work, which will…
Leitrim County Council issue fire advice with temperature warning in place
With high temperature warnings in in place for Leitrim, the local authority is issuing advice for people who may in recreational areas prone to fire. People are advised not to fight a fire, gather everyone in your group to a safe location upwind of the fire and to call 112…
Warnings issued about swimming in not recognised bathing area.
OceanFM news understands that a number of people have become ill in Leitrim after swimming at popular waterways in the County over recent days. In response Leitrim County Council has issued warning the public not to swim in water that is not suitable for swimming and is not a…
Manorhamilton Councillors seek clarity from local authority on Leitrim graveyards
Councillors from the Manorhamilton Municipal District of Leitrim County Council are calling on the local authority to confirm what graveyards they currently have in their control. The Councillors are also key to explore the possibility of utilising community schemes in maintaining cemeteries across North Leitrim. The issue arose…