Calls for North Leitrim to be included on Wild Atlantic Way
There are are calls for all of North Leitrim to be included in the Wild Atlantic Way. Tullaghan which is the only part of Leitrim on the coast has recently been included on the route after objections that it was left out. But Leitrim Councillors say that’s not enough. Fianna…
North Leitrim’s first deacon to be ordained in Manorhamilton
The first deacon in the north Leitrim part of the Diocese of Kilmore will be ordained on Sunday. Padraig Kelly a native of Glencar in county Leitrim is well known in both Sligo and Leitrim. He will be ordained deacon by Bishop of Kilmore Leo O’Reilly in St. Clare’s in…
Councillor urges people to use new North Leitrim transport services
A North Leitrim councillor is appealing to people to use new transport services that will be rolled out in the area. Transport provider Local Link is increasing its services in North Leitrim, with links to various towns and villages, including from Manorhamilton to Carrick on Shannon. They will particulatly benefit…
Local Link says it’s providing ‘comprehensive’ transport services in North Leitrim
A very comprehensive response is now being provided to the transport needs of people in the North Leitrim area. That’s according to Camilla Kelly, the Sligo/Leitrim/Roscommon regional manager for Local Link, the group that provides a range of transport services in areas across the country. She was speaking after it…
New bus service from North Leitrim to Carrick-on-Shannon
There has been a broad welcome for the news that a new bus service is to be provided from the North Leitrim area to the county’s capital town, Carrick on Shannon. At yesterday’s meeting of the Manorhamilton Municipal District of Leitrim County Council, Independent Councillor Felim Gurn proposed that the…
New water treatment plant for North Leitrim
A sod-turning ceremony will take place tomorrow to mark the start of construction of the North Leitrim Regional Water Supply Scheme. The work will involvement expenditure of almost eight and a half million euro and will benefit about 9,000 people. Tomorrow’s event, to be attended by Minister for Housing and…
Proposal for new national park in north Leitrim to go to Minister
A proposal to have a portion of North Leitrim designated as a national park is to go to the office of the Minister of State for Regional Economic Development. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock says he is disappointed more progress has not been made on the idea by Leitrim County…