A new group has been established in Leitrim to further highlight the effects of forestry in the county.
The Save Leitrim Community Activist Group is made up of a broad range of people living throughout Leitrim.
This Wednesday, it is holding a protest in Claremorris during a meeting on the Common Agricultural Policy that Forestry Minister Andrew Doyle will be attending.
A 50-seater bus is travelling to the protest from Leitrim, leaving Manorhamilton at 3:30 and travelling onto Drumnkeeran, Drumshanbo, Mohill and Carrick on Shannon.
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One of those involved in the group is the champion sean nos dancer and teacher, Edwina Guckian.
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