Fire crews still at scene of mountain gorse fire on Sligo/Leitrim border
Fire crews have been battling a major mountainside gorse fire overnight at Killery and Crossboy, near Ballintogher and Dromahair on the Sligo/Leitrim border.. Fire units from Sligo and Leitrim were dispatched to the scene. No injuries have been reported. Fire crews managed to protect two houses. However, there was concern…
Fears MacDiarmada home in Kiltyclogher could be closed
There are fears that the house in North Leitrim that was the home of 1916 signatory Sean MacDiarmada could be closed to tourists and the public. The house, in Corranmore, a few miles outside Kiltyclogher, proved to be a major attraction last year, the centenary of 1916. Taoiseach Enda Kenny…
Bohan wants speedy review of Tenant Purchase Scheme
A Leitrim councillor is calling on the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal to speed up a review of a scheme that was meant to help people purchase a home. Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Bohan was among Leitrim councillors and officials who met the minister, Damian English, when…
Call for development of water activities on Glencar Lake
A North Leitrim councillor says water activities on Glencar Lake could help bring more people into the area, creating increased business and employment. The lake is beside Glencar Waterfall, one of the North West’s major tourist locations, attracting an estimated 100,000 visitors annually. Now, Independent Councillor Felim Gurn has asked…
Leitrim councillor calls for greater development of county’s only coastal village
A Leitrim councillor has called for greater development and promotion of the county’s only coastal village along the Wild Atlantic Way. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock wants Leitrim County Council to become involved in the effort. He made the proposal at a meeting of the Manorhamilton Municipal District of the…
Tributes being paid to Ireland’s longest serving Councillor, Sean McEniff
Tributes have been paid to Irelands longest serving Councillor, Donegal County Councillor Sean McEniff, who passed away yesterday in hospital in dublin. Since 1967, he has served as a Fianna Fail Councillor and was re-elected at every council election since then. Fianna Fail leader, Micheál Martin, extended his sympathies to…
Call for councils to seek more resources to provide services through Irish
Local authorities should make their case to get more resources to enable them provide their services through the Irish language. That’s according to a former Leitrim county librarian who points out that local authorities have an obligation to provide such a service but they haven’t the time or staff to…