Pictured at the the Open day of the new sub offices of the North West Simon Community, Park Lane, Carrick on Shannon with Mary McKeon. It was a great opportunity to meet with the team there and discuss their current work and future proposals. Thank you for the invite
Vote of Congratulations to the Breffni Players At the March meeting of Leitrim County Council, I proposed a vote of congratulations to our local drama group, the Breffni Players who won the All-Ireland One Act Drama Finals in Ballyduff, Co. Waterford. The Breffni Players, who took first with their performance of the play “Scarecrow” by […]
Carrick 400 Celebrations, special tree planting ceremony held, today,in the Linear Park, Carrick on Shannon, 1st March. Co-ordinated by the Environment Department of Leitrim County Counci, the tree planting serves two purposes—The first is to commemorate Carrick’s 400 years of existence by having two clusters of four semi mature trees at this special ceremony. One batch […]
Welcoming President Michael D. Higgins as he visits Carrick on Shannon to launch the year long celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the town. The visit coincided with the date that Carrick was awarded its charter by – King James the first.
Launch of the Twin Traditions Initiative Expo in Carrick on Shannon. St Georges Heritage centre Carrick on Sannon. TTI through community-based historical programmes will work with both adults and young people to complete various projects. Simultaneously the project process assists in building cross-community and cross-border relationships and networks. There are four projects in total. These include, the 1) Adult Historical […]
Questions from the February meeting of Leitrim County Council in the name of Cllr Sinead Guckian. QUESTION: At the February meeting of Leitrim County Council, I ask the Director of Services, Environment, Emergency and Cultural Services, to provide a ‘No Illegal Dumping’ sign on the Slip Road, Drumsna, heading east-bound after the flyover and roundabout. […]
Great to see the huge turnout and active participation by all present at the launch the Leitrim Age Friendly County Initiative on Tuesday, 29th of January 2013 in the Bush Hotel, The aim of the Leitrim Age Friendly County Initiative is to ensure that all agencies work together to promote and maintain the best possible health and well being of older […]
On the 21st January, I spoke to Shannonside Radio regarding the implementation of HIQA standards at health facilities in County Leitrim. Listen to the interview here; http://www.shannonside.ie/news/concerns-raised-over-future-of-st-patricks-hospital/ If you would like to discuss the matter further please contact me.
RE: Ireland West Aiport Knock Cllr Guckian calls for a fairer and more balanced approached, by Government, to Aviation within Ireland and she fully supports the concerns raised by Ireland West Airport Knock, following that governments announcement today. Speaking at the December meeting of Leitrim County Council, Cllr Guckian advised she fully supports a call […]
MOTION:- At the November meeting of Leitrim County Council I asked for the support of the members in calling on the Minister for Social Protection, Ms Joan Burton, T.D. to revisit and amend, the unfair Budget 2011 changes to the new number of paid contributions (stamps) required for the State Pension. Since September this year, […]
