Leitrim councillor says some communities no longer know their local gardai
A Leitrim councillor is claiming the general public feel that they have become disconnected from members of An Garda Siochana. Today’s meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee will hear calls for measures to be put in place to to help make local gardaí better known to their communities, and…
Cllr. Warnock the new Cathaoirleach of Manorhamilton MD
Having a new Leitrim County Council office open in Manorhamilton in the coming year is among the top priorities of the newly elected Cathaoirleach of the Manorhamilton Municipal District, Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock. He was selected for the position this afternoon, and succeeds the outgoing Cathaoirleach, Fine Gael Councillor,…
Leitrim councillor calls for scheme to refurbish vacant private houses
A Leitrim councillor is calling for a refurbishment grant scheme to encourage the renovation of vacant houses as part of an effort to deal with what he says is a serious housing issue. About 315 properties in the Manorhamilton Municipal District of County Leitrim have been identified by the county…
Councillor raises questions over algae bloom on Lough Melvin
A Leitrim councillor is asking for information about what nutrients and discharge from the sewage treatment plant in Kinlough may be entering Lough Melvin. Local Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock voiced his concerns at this week’s monthly meeting of councillors from the Manorhamilton Municipal District. Cllr Warnock says there is…
Leitrim councillors unite in calling for Kinlough care centre be kept open
North Leitrim councillors have unanimously agreed to call on Health Minister Simon Harris to ensure the primary care centre in Kinlough is kept open. At a Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of the council, Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock also called for the Kinlough centre to be taken out of the…
Leitrim councillor raises questions over discharges into Lough Melvin
A Leitrim councillor has raised concerns about what is being discharged into Lough Melvin from a sewerage treatment plant in County Fermanagh. Fianna Fail councillor Justin Warnock told a Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council that people in Askill, Co Leitrim, and Bundoran, Co Donegal, get their water…
Warnock: ‘Brexit makes new bridge urgent on Kinlough/Bundoran road’
A Leitrim councillor says that with Brexit, there is now an urgency for a new bridge to be provided on the R280 regional road linking Kinlough in Leitrim and Bundoran in Donegal. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock says that if there are new custom controls along the border, the R280…