Funding needed for seven-day respite service in Tullaghan
Sligo county councillors are to call on the Minister for Health to provide the necessary funding for a seven-day respite service for those with disabilities at a centre in Tullaghan in north Leitrim. There is currently a five-day service in Tullaghan, which covers the Sligo/Leitrim area. It replaces a former…
Tullaghan omitted from Wild Atlantic way passport
The decision by Failte Ireland to omit Tullaghan from the Wild Atlantic way passport will have a very negative impact on tourism in the region. That’s according to Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock. Cllr Warnock has called on the local Authority to raise the issue with the tourism body.…
Local Councillor describes closure of respite service as ‘incompetent’
The closure of a respite service in the region has been described as ‘incompetent’ by a local councillor. Sinn Feinn Cllr, Thomas Healy is making the comments after the Bayview Respite House in Tullghan, Co. Leitrim was recently closed, temporarily, due to non compliance with fire regulations. He says the…
New respite service to open in Tullaghan in March
A new respite service for those with disabilities is expected to open in March in Tullaghan in north Leitrim. It follows the closure of the Solas Centre in Ballytivnan in 2017, which affected at least 28 families of people needing respite in the Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal area. Sinn Fein Councillor…
Irish Water to commence improvement works in North Leitrim
The Quality and supply of water in North Leitrim is to improve over the coming weeks. That’s after confirmation that Irish Water, working in partnership with Leitrim County Council, is set to commence works from Kinlough to Tullaghan on the week commencing 26th November. The renewal works will involve the…
Break-in at Tullaghan filling station during Storm Ophelia
Gardai are continuing investigations into a break in and theft at a filling station in north Leitrim on the night of Storm Ophelia. Thieves forced open a side window in the filling station in Tullaghan and stole a quantity of cigarettes. The burglary occurred between about 10:30pm and 11pm. Gardai…
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…