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Plans to turn Ballinamore courthouse into community hub

Dec 22, 2025 07:30
By Shannonside News
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Plans to turn Ballinamore courthouse into community hub

It closed as a courthouse around 15 years ago and is in poor condition.

A planning application will be lodged next year to turn the former Ballinamore courthouse into a community building. It closed as a courthouse around 15 years ago and is in poor condition. A feasibility study recently examined how it could be used for the community - potentially including a 'John McGahern cultural experience'.

Leitrim County Council sought tenders for the courthouse overhaul in October. And chief executive Joseph Gilhooly says the plans will progress further next year:

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