Physio resumes in Manorhamilton hospital
Physiotherapy services are to resume in Our Lady’s Hospital in Manorhamilton. Approval has been received to fill 2 vacancies in the physiotherapy department in the hospital and recruitment is underway. Interim arrangements have now been put in place to provide physio services to relevant inpatients and services are resuming from…
Latest Covid-19 figures for your local electoral areas
The Covid-19 infection rates in the local region varied from percentage figures of 28.4 to 182.5 per 100,000 of population in the latest 14 day incidence figures which were published by the Department of Health. Manorhamilton registered the most cases and highest rate in the Ocean FM franchise…
Holding facilities to be available soon in Manorhamilton Garda Station
It’s expected that holding facilities will soon be available in Manorhamilton Garda Station. At present anybody being detained has to be brought to Garda stations in Carrick-on-Shannon and Ballymote. A recent meeting of the joint policing commission in Leitrim. Cllr Sean McDermott raised concerns with Manorhamilton being the main station…
120 premises without power in Sligo and Leitrim
120 premises in Sligo and Leitrim are without electricity this afternoon. 48 customers are affected around the Tullaghan area, and a further 20 near Knocknarea in Co. Sligo. While 52 homes and businesses around Manorhamilton are also without power. Power is expected to be restored in these areas between 4.30pm…
Call for Manorhamilton to be HQ of new Sligo/Leitrim/Donegal Gárda division
Calls have been made on Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to select Manorhamilton as the new headquarters of the Sligo Leitrim Donegal Garda Division. The calls were made at this week’s meeting of Leitrim’s Joint Policing Committee by Councillor Sean McGowan. He pointed out that Manorhamilton had been the headquarters for…
ATM facilities needed in Manorhamilton 24-7
A north Leitrim councillor is calling on Bank of Ireland, AIB and the local Credit union to ensure that an ATM machine is retained on the street in Manorhamilton. Sinn Fein Councillor Padraig Fallon has urged the local authority in Leitrim to engage with the financial providers after Bank of…
Manorhamilton Gardaí arrest man in relation to burglary
Manorhamilton Gardaí arrested a man in relation to burglary in the early hours of Thursday morning. Gardaí were alerted as the crime was taking place at a house in the town shortly after Midnight. The man fled through the house when Gardaí attended the scene and was later arrested. A…