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October 2013 Council Meeting

08 Oct 2013 /in Council Meetings

Notice of Motion in the Name of Cllr Sinead Guckian 7/10/2013 At the October meeting of Leitrim County Council I ask the Director of Services, Infrastructure to outline to Members the up-to-date position with regard to the taking over of Group Water Schemes throughout the County and also if he could clarify what will be […]

Leitrim Ambassador Initiative

28 Sep 2013 /in News

“Become a Leitrim Ambassador” .The initiative launched earlier this year in New York , encourages Leitrim people based in the US to create awareness of the West of Ireland County and encourage people to consider it as a vacation destination. In order to continue the success of the Gathering initiative Leitrim folk are being encouraged […]

Unveiling of Original Beam from Carrick Bridge

27 Sep 2013 /in News

Today, an Oak Beam from the original 17th Century wooden bridge in Carrick on Shannon Bridge was unveiled by Minister Varadkar in the Council offices. The oak which was discovered during councils works near the parking lot at the Shannon in 2008 has been authenticated & verified by the Archaeological experts at Queens University & […]

Dr Gerard MacAtasney book launch

27 Sep 2013 /in News

Lovely to meet with & chat to Dr Gerard MacAtasney tonight at the official launch of his book ” The Plantation of Leitrim 1585 – 1670″ . I recomend you get a copy of this book, if you can!!!!, the depts Gerard goes to in his research are obvious in the wealth of information in […]

Counties of Ireland hand-crafted jewellery Launch

20 Sep 2013 /in News

Delighted to officially launch the Counties of Ireland hand-crafted jewellery at the Leitrim Design on Culture Night 2013. Each piece, made in Ireland, represents the place, the heritage, the memories and the culture of each of our 32 counties. Each county has an identity and a soul, and the makers Marion & Soraya said they […]

Official opening of St Patricks new Hospital Sensory Garden

15 Sep 2013 /in News

Official opening of St Patricks new Hospital Sensory Garden, in Carrick on Shannon. The official opening was performed by the wonderful broadcaster & singer/song writer, Charlie McGettigan. The garden is a unique space for patients and visitors and huge congratulations to the Carrick-on-Shannon Heritage Group, who brought the project to a fruition

September 2013 Council Meeting

08 Sep 2013 /in Council Meetings

At the September meeting of Leitrim County Council, I will ask for the support of the Members in calling on the Minister for Health to stop the widespread withdrawal of discretionary medical cards because it is causing huge anxiety, grief and concern throughout the country. -Speaking at the September meeting of Leitrim County Council, Cllr […]

2013 Anthony Trollope international Summer School

07 Sep 2013 /in News

Delighted to M.C The 3rd Anthony Trollope Summer School tonight. A very important event in Irelands Literary Calender. Brilliant to have deletes this year travelling from England, Japan and Canada, along all those from around the country. More Pho

Welcome back The 2013 Leitrim Rose Edwina Guckian to Drumsna

02 Sep 2013 /in News

Delighted on behalf of the Drumsna Development Association and the members of our Community to officially welcome back The 2013 Leitrim Rose Edwina Guckian to Drumsna. It was a very proud occasion to congratulate Edwina on her fantastic performance in Tralee, along with her family and friends. The proceedings concluded with a Rose planting ceremony […]

Carrick-on-Shannon Children’s Literature Festival

15 Aug 2013 /in News

The 2nd annual Carrick-on-Shannon Children’s Literature Festival kicked off this evening with the launch of ‘Wild Words’, a book of short stories & poetry from young writers in the region aged between 13 & 18 years. Delighted to meet with the talented young writers & their families. Also with Helen Carr editor with The O’Brien […]