Government ‘keen’ to find solution to one off housing
The Minister of State for Local Government and Planning Peter Burke say the challenges surrounding the issue of one off planning permission in Leitrim is one that the government are keen to find solutions for. Minister Burke was in Leitrim today to inspect and open a number of new housing…
Covid numbers stay high in Leitrim & Manorhamilton
Leitrim continues to have the highest Covid-19 rate in the Country. The country’s 14-day incidence rate has risen to 1,217 cases per 100,000 people. Leitrim’s rate, is 1,663. When the number are broken down and allocated to the various local electoral areas it provides a better idea…
Frustration expressed with lack of financial services in Manorhamilton
A public meeting in Manorhamilton last night heard how the erosion of banking services in the town was another attack on rural Ireland. Last night’s meeting was staged in response to the closure of the Bank of Ireland branch and the decision by AIB to withdraw over the counter…
Renewed appeal for information about unidentified remains found off Leitrim coast
Manorhamilton Gardai have renewed their appeal for information about unidentified remains found off the Leitrim coast in 1986. The body of a man was discovered on the 1st of May along the coastline at Knockbrack in Tullaghan. A post mortem was completed but the remains were never formally identified and…
Leitrim has the highest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 nationally
The 14 Day Incident Rate of Covid-19 in the Manorhamilton Local Electoral Area is almost twice the national figure. Co. Leitrim also has a higher rate than any other county in the country. As of Monday the 8th of November, Manorhamilton had a rate of 1,811 cases per 100,000 people…
Large number of new Covid-19 cases detected in Manorhamilton Local Electoral Area
196 new cases of Covid-19 were detected in the Manorhamilton local electoral area in the latest 14 day incidence figures. When it comes to the level of infection per 100,000 of population the figure is almost twice the R figure which was set at 924.1 The Manorhamilton area returned…
Minister Ryan fails to rule out gold mining in Leitrim
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has defended his decision to explore the possibility of issuing a prospecting licence for gold, silver and base metals in north Leitrim. The minister was questioned on his decision in the Dáil last night by Sligo Leitrim Independent TD…