News - county councils
Almost 200 affordable houses delivered by local county councils in 2025
That's according to figures published by the Department of Housing.
Apr 19, 2026 12:46
Almost €28 million spent on strengthening local roads last year
Roscommon County Council were the biggest spenders with over €7.1 million on 129 kilometres of road surface. The Cavan local authority strengthened 42.8 kilometres to the tune of €6.1 million, while Monaghan County Council invested over €5.3 million on almost 36 kilometres.
Oct 11, 2023 14:18
Over 160 council homes vacant in the Shannonside region
Longford has the highest number of vacant homes in the region at 95.
Sep 12, 2023 18:22
No vacant levy tax collected by two local authorities last year
Nationally, 18 out of 31 local authorities did not receive anything from the owners of vacant sites
Jul 27, 2023 13:17
Just one vacant property refurb grant approved in Shannonside region
Leitrim is the only county in the region to have had an application approved
Dec 6, 2022 07:27
Over 4 million euro paid out by Shannonside County Councils in personal injury claims
Longford has the 5th highest number of claims nationwide.
Oct 17, 2022 13:58
Progress being made on local Active Travel projects according to CoCo
The majority of the projects selected for funding are now underway.
Aug 22, 2022 08:50
80 derelict sites registered with local County Councils
No money was collected by any local authority in this region in 2020.
Jun 21, 2022 14:04
200 social homes added to local authority control in 2020
While each county in the Shannonside Northern Sound region saw additional homes added, property sales and demolitions reduced that number.
Nov 11, 2021 13:45
Roscommon council has good record on re-tenanting vacant housing
The time it takes for a council house to be refurbished and re-occupied once it becomes vacant varys hugely around the country
Nov 9, 2021 13:44
Over 130 fire safety inspections conducted across the Shannonside region last year
There was just one closure order issued following fire safety inspections across the three counties.
Apr 29, 2021 08:12Shannonside Newsletter
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