Leitrim Councillor is shocked at amount of drugs cultivated and taken in county
A Leitrim Councillor says he’s shocked at the level of drugs being cultivated and taken in the county. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon was responding to confirmation by a Garda Superintendent at a recent Joint Policing Committee meeting that most of the people recently involved in cultivating or selling illegal…
18,000 North West homes to get superfast broadband by mid-2018
Almost 18,000 homes in the North West are to get 1 Gigabite per second super fast fibre broadband over the next 12 months. The roll-out into more than 14,000 homes in Donegal is the biggest in the State announced by communications company Eir in which 100,000 homes nationally will get…
Significant amount of Leitrim land bought by forestry companies in 2016
A new land report shows that a significant amount of land sold in Leitrim last year was bought by forestry companies. The 2016 Irish Farmers Journal Land Price Report reveals average national agricultural prices fell by 1.6% to around €8,700 an acre. There’s been an 11% drop in prices in…
Live register reaches lowest February figures since 2008
The number of people signing on the live register in the North West reached it’s lowest for the month of February since 2008. However, there was a slight increase in the number of Under 25s signing on in Sligo from January to February of this year. Just over 20,000…
Isolation of North West a catalyst for new Children’s Ambulance service
The isolation felt by sick children in the North West was the catalyst for a new ambulance service to launch it’s first regional vehicle in Donegal. The Bumbleance service transports sick and disabled children from their home to hospital appointments and check ups in Dublin and other parts of the…
Hedgecutting pilot scheme approved for Leitrim
A new pilot scheme for hedgecutting is to be set up in Leitrim. The new grant scheme will provide funding for farmers to ensure that hedges are cut. A similar scheme was set up in county Clare in recent years. It was approved at a meeting of Leitrim County Council…
North West features prominently on 2017 Rich List
A number of people living in or with links to the North West have featured in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List which has just been published. Overall, the combined wealth of Ireland’s richest 300 people is €77 billion. But within the North West alone, there’s also some massively wealthy…