News - Leitrim
Leitrim councillor calls on RSA to employ more staff to address test backlog
Councillor Brendan Barry claims anyone looking for a test in the Carrick on Shannon area will have to wait until May.
Dec 23, 2022 13:39
Over 50 appeals lodged to School Transport Appeals Board this year
The appeals are in reference to decisions on the School Transport Scheme, which provides free school bus places to children.
Dec 23, 2022 13:35
Increase in rape and sexual offences in Shannonside region in last year
The Roscommon/Longford and Sligo/Leitrim Garda divisions all reported an increase in these offences.
Dec 21, 2022 17:27
378 year old chalice returned home to Leitrim
The chalice was returned to Carrick On Shannon after surviving the arrival of Oliver Cromwell and travelling to the USA.
Dec 20, 2022 13:34
Hopes that €68m funding will boost tourism across Shannonside region
Head of Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, Paddy Matthews says that just under half of the money has been allocated to developing cycling and walking trails across the region.
Dec 19, 2022 17:49
Leitrim TD hopes common sense can prevail to provide respite centres for families
Many families in south Leitrim have no nearby facility to use and the situation was described in May as an emergency.
Dec 19, 2022 17:49
Western region experiencing large increase in inward migration
The report compiled by Dr. Luke McGrath for the WDC says that this increase in people moving West should inform regional policy
Dec 19, 2022 17:35
Shannonside region recording low level of COVID infections overall
While the levels across all three counties are low, the number of people presenting with COVID or COVID-like symptoms to hospitals has risen since November
Dec 19, 2022 13:36
Leitrim had least amount of planning granted last autumn
Planning permissions were given for almost 7,000 houses and apartments nationally during the last three months
Dec 19, 2022 07:46
39th anniversary of deaths of local soldier and Garda at Derrada Woods
The Longford army private and the Monaghan recruit Garda were killed in the line of duty in 1983.
Dec 16, 2022 13:47
Leitrim woman encouraging people to get involved in 'Mumming' tradition
Edwina Guckian, who is behind the 'Sowing the Seed' project, says the interest in creating the traditional costumes has been so high, that they've had to buy in straw to keep up.
Dec 15, 2022 17:44
Leitrim councillor calls for netting to be installed over Drumshanbo Sewage works
Councillor Enda McGloin believes the netting needs to be installed to prevent birds from landing on the exposed water and potentially spreading disease.
Dec 15, 2022 17:24
Over 520 people cautioned by local Gardai since 2019
Sligo Leitrim Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny released the figures as part of a parliamentary question in the Dail this week.
Dec 15, 2022 09:36
ESB planned outages in Leitrim to continue despite sub-zero temperatures
In a statement to Shannonside FM, the ESB say the planned outage in Ballinamore is for essential maintenance.
Dec 14, 2022 13:29Shannonside Newsletter
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