Leitrim JPC chair believes Carrick locals have worked together to make town safer
The Chairperson of the Joint Policing Committee in Leitrim says things have improved with the night time economy in Carrick on Shannon despite comments...
Leitrim taxi driver unhappy with plans to allow publicans drive customers home
A Leitrim taxi driver believes the government is unfairly targetting his industry with a new idea to tackle drink driving in rural areas.
Minister for...
Almost half of deaths in Leitrim in 2015 due to circulatory disease
Almost half of all deaths in Leitrim in 2015 were due to heart disease or heart attacks according to information from the CSO.
According to...
REVEALED: Nine ambulances delayed by an hour getting to serious local emergencies
New figures show it took an ambulance more than an hour to respond to a life-threatening emergency in Leitrim five times in the first...
Local childcare workers earn average of less than €12 per hour
The average hourly wage of childcare workers in the Shannonside region has been revealed to be less than €12 euro.
The figures are contained in...
Leitrim organic farmer calls for more focus on glyphosate alternatives
A Leitrim farmer is calling for more focus to be made on alternatives to pesticides containing glyphosate.
John Brennan from the Leitrim Organic Farmers Co-op...
Over 1700 children born in Shannonside region in 2015
Over 1700 children were born in the Shannonside region in 2015 according to the CSO.
Their annual vital statics report has been published this morning,...
Leitrim lotto players advised to check tickets
Lotto Euromillions players in Leitrim are being advised to check their numbers after a winning ticket was sold at the Londis shop in Attyfinlay,...
The road between Mountallen and Keadue is closed due to a vehicle fire
Motorists are been advised that the road between Mountallen and Keadue is closed due to a vehicle fire and smoke is blocking the road.
Anyone...
6.7% of all trees planted in Ireland last year were in Leitrim
Leitrim County Council has revealed that 6.7 per cent of all forestry planted in Ireland last year was in the county.
Following a query from...































