The knock-on effects of the housing crisis are being felt right across the north west region.
250 new jobs were announced for Leitrim last week, with Freudenberg Medical set expand their operations in Carrick-on-Shannon.
Despite this, Sinn Féin General Election candidate in Sligo-Leitrim, Martin Kenny has expressed concerns over the lack of available accommodation.
He says, this in turn has resulted in many seeking employment elsewhere, where, he feels, better conditions are available.
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