Author Archives: Teresa

Fáilte Isteach is a community project welcoming migrants through conversational English classes.  Classes are FREE and provided by voluntary tutors. All are welcome! Two new classes are now in operation: Leitrim Village Community Centre, Leitrim Village:  Starting Monday 25th April, 11:00 – 12.30 MSLETB Centre, Market Yard, Carrick-on-Shannon: Starting Tuesday 26th April, 18:00 – 19:30… Read More »

Last week we heard that close to 300 Ukrainians are living in Leitrim and “bus loads” more of those fleeing war will be seeking refuge in this county over the coming weeks. Sinn Féin Deputy Martin Kenny told the paper this week,  that there are many more Ukrainians to come. He said local authorities are being… Read More »

Leitrim County Council fire service has won the prestigious European Fire Safety Award for 2021 for the Erasmus+ funded ‘BFireSafeatSchool’ project at the 6th International Safety Education seminar (www.ises2021.eu) held in Croke park Dublin last week. The BFireSafe@School project is an Erasmus+ funded project to develop a new fire safety education programme for post primary… Read More »

National Bike Week which will take place from May 14-22 2022. Bike Week is a celebration and promotion of the benefits of cycling. Declan Boyle, Sports Co-Ordinator with Leitrim Sports Partnership said Bike Week 2022 is the perfect opportunity for children, teenagers, families, and older adults to get on their bikes, get active and have… Read More »

Guidebook is a free resource and includes a comprehensive directory of contacts and services for older people Home Instead has launched its annual ‘Essential Guide to Ageing Well’. The Guidebook has been developed through Home Instead’s years of experience in the home care industry in Ireland and around the world. The Essential Guide to Ageing… Read More »

National Spring Clean is operated by the Environmental Education Unit of An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities and supported by the Department of Environment, Communications and Climate Environment and Mars Wrigley Ireland. The initiative takes part in the month of April and for the past 23 years National Spring Clean has volunteered over 12… Read More »

Illegal and free parking in Carrick-on-Shannon will be no more from June 7 this year as new bye-laws are expected to be enacted. The draft bye-laws for the control and regulation of the parking of vehicles around the county town have been published and are available for inspection online and in Áras an Chontae, St… Read More »

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced over €850,000 in funding to support 19 rural regeneration projects across the country. The investment, under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, aims to breathe new life into rural communities, support remote working, tackle vacancy and dereliction enhance town centre living. This strand… Read More »

Leitrim County Council is now inviting Applications under CLÁR 2022 Scheme. CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) is a targeted investment programme for rural areas that aims to provide funding for small infrastructural projects in rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population. We are accepting applications under the following Measures: Measure 1:                Developing Community Facilities & Amenities… Read More »