Plans being put in place for Manorhamilton council building
Plans are being put in place for the development of a new county council office in Manorhamilton. Municipal District meetings are currently held in the HSE building while the roads department for North Leitrim is also in the town. At a meeting of the council this week a loan of…
Search for missing men continues
The search is continuing today for two missing men, one in Sligo, the other in Leitrim. Effort have been concentrated in the North Sligo area to find 49 year old Kenneth McGowan who has been missing since the 12th of February. Mr. McGowan is described as 5ft 8 with brown…
Separate searches underway for two missing men in Sligo and Leitrim
The Gardai in Sligo and Leitrim are now seeking the public’s help in finding two men who have gone missing separately in recent weeks. Gardai in Carrick-on-Shannon are appealing to anyone who saw 31 year old Declan Whyte who was last seen in the town on the 11th of February…
Crime Victims Office for Sligo/Leitrim located in Carrick on Shannon Garda Station
Victims of crime throughout Sligo/Leitrim who need information, help or support have been urged to contact the Garda Victims Crime Office in Carrick on Shannon. The office has been open since May 2015. Details on the office and what it dies were given this week at a meeting of the…
Valuation Office staff to answer questions from Leitrim ratepayers
Ratepayers in County Leitrim who have questions or concerns about their property valuations will have the opportunity to meet staff from the Valuations Office today and tomorrow, the 6th and 7th February. They will be at the county council offices in Carrick on Shannon between 9:30am and 4:30pm. There has…
Garda Superintendent would like to see greater sharing of text alert groups in Leitrim
A Garda superintendent says he would like to see greater sharing of information among the 17 text alert groups in County Leitrim. Superintendent Kevin English was speaking at a Leitrim Joint Policing Committee in Carrick on Shannon this week. He says it makes no sense that a text alert is…
Multi-agency approach needed to tackle cyber-bullying
A multi-agency approach that involves schools and parents is necessary to deal with cyber bullying. That’s according to a garda superintendent who told a meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee this week that cyber bullying is a major concern. In recent times a number of young people, including some…