Shock as customers find well-known McCormacks businesses closed
Businesses operated by the well-known county Leitrim McCormack business family have gone into receivership. There are fears the jobs of up to 200 people could be affected by the move. Notices on the front of many of the McCormack facilities today confirm that trading has ceased and receivers Grant Thornton…
Big weekend for celebrations in Sligo & Leitrim
It’s a big weekend around the region for celebratory events with Yeats Day 2016 and the Sean MacDiarmada school taking centre stage. Both events get underway today.
Kenny says withdrawal of claims make little difference to the need for Inquiry
The Sligo Leitrim TD who made allegations in the Dail of garda malpractice in Leitrim says the reported withdrawal of claims by one person makes no difference to his calls for a Commission of Investigation into the allegations. Deputy Kenny told the Dail of allegations that members of the force…
Leitrim IFA to hold meeting on the future of farming tonight
Leitrim IFA are holding an important meeting on the future of farming in the county this evening in Drumshanbo. The four TDs from Sligo Leitrim along with councillors and public representative have been invited along with farmers of the county to discuss a number of burning issues amongst the community.…
No senators for Sligo/Leitrim
There is concern in Fine Gael in Sligo Leitrim that there is now no Senator for the party in the constituency. It follows the final Seanad nominations by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny last week. Boyle-native Frank Feighan was appointed Senator, however, it’s understood at least six potential nominees from the…
Sinn Fein TD rejects claims of abuse of Dail privilege
A Sinn Fein TD in Leitrim has rejected claims by the Garda Representative Association that he abused Dail privilege in making allegations about the force in Leitrim yesterday. Martin Kenny says he makes no apology for revealing allegations of malpractice in the force in county Leitrim in the Dail. These…