News - Leitrim
Housing aid for older people is falling short warns local councillor
Cllr Ita Reynolds Flynn raised the issue at a recent meeting of Ballinamore Municipal District.
Mar 24, 2025 13:18
Leitrim becomes first county to get a dedicated dementia specific day care service
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland has opened the centre in St Patrick's Community Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon.
Mar 24, 2025 12:53
Calls for Local Link to address transport blackspot in Leitrim
Sinn Féin councillor Róisín Kenny says Carrigallen, Aughavas and Cloone have no local transport.
Mar 23, 2025 11:42
Plans lodged for demolition of well known former pub and nightclub in Leitrim
The site is the home of the former Beirnes Pub and Nova Nightclub
Mar 21, 2025 18:05
Leitrim set for biggest increase in property prices over next 5 years
The current average is 156,000 - meaning the increase would be 47 per cent.
Mar 21, 2025 13:12
Almost 1,700 arrests in Shannonside region for drugs offences over last ten years
And there were 344 arrests under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Leitrim and Sligo in the same period - with 29 last year.
Mar 19, 2025 17:35
Leitrim and Longford among nine counties with no road fatality
Gardaí are continuing to remind motorists to drive with caution.
Mar 19, 2025 11:13
Leitrim & Longford County Councils failed to collect money from owners of derelict sites in 2023
The Derelict Sites Register, which records the sites subject to an annual levy, shows there were nearly 2,000 derelict sites around the country at the end of 2023.
Mar 19, 2025 07:37
Boaters warned of low-hanging wires at Hartley Bridge
A recent inspection confirmed that damage from Storm Éowyn has caused an ESB poll sag over the water, with the power lines now hanging lower than usual.
Mar 16, 2025 14:21
Shannonside Northern Sound Region among Ireland’s top Guinness hotspots
Roscommon ranks second nationwide, with 214 pubs per 100,000 people serving Guinness, while Leitrim follows in third with 199.
Mar 15, 2025 11:29
Man who ran brothels across Shannonside region found with child abuse material on his phone
He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to 19 sample counts, including using false instruments, inducing landlords to rent properties to him and possession of the proceeds of crime.
Mar 14, 2025 17:10
Local authority officials travel to US for St Patrick's Day festivities
Every representative will partake in dinner dances which will be held in honour for their respective counties on Friday.
Mar 12, 2025 14:40
Four units at Leitrim business park to be auctioned off this week
The business park is also located across from the new Shannonside recreational campus which is set to open in the coming years.
Mar 11, 2025 11:50
Co. Longford holds highest number of vacant council homes in region
The findings were received through a Freedom of Information request submitted by Aontú leader, Peadar Tóibín.
Mar 9, 2025 13:43Shannonside Newsletter
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