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Loretta Dwyer (née McKiernan) (Aughavas)

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Leitrim community pays tribute to ‘a beautiful soul gone too soon’

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Fiacc Russell (Aughavas)

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Ellen (Nellie) Moroney (née O'Brien) (Aughavas)

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Coleen Hardman (Newtowngore)

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Leitrim woman remembered as someone who ‘always had a smile on her face’

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Gertrude (Gertie) McKeon (Carrick-on-Shannon)

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Former convent converted to 12-room aparthotel with café and restaurant

Hugh Murray is planning to convert a former convent building on Convent Road in Ballinamore into a 12-room aparthotel with a ground-floor café and restaurant. The project includes a new lift, kitchen extension, glass porch, covered outdoor seating, and a link corridor to existing outbuildings, plus on-site car parking.

Retention of alterations to building design, layout and site works

Elizabeth Johnson is seeking permission to keep changes that were made to a property on Lords Avenue in Mohill. The alterations relate to the building's layout, how it looks from the outside, and site works—all changes to plans that were originally approved back under a previous permission. The council is still reviewi

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Lory meagher Cup – rd 5

The Senior Hurlers will play Cavan in the final round of the Lory Meagher Cup this Saturday, at home. Lory Meagher Cup – Rd 5 | Leitrim Cavan | Sat, 16 – May 2pm | Heartland Credit

Tailteann Cup – Rd 1

Our Senior footballers travel to Down to get their Tailteann Cup campaign underway. Tailteann Cup – Rd 1 | Leitrim Down | Sat, 16 – May, 6.00pm | Páirc Esler, Newry | Advance ticke

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Ballinamore heritage at risk as traffic damages historic bridge

Rowland O'Callaghan, chair of the Ballinamore Leo Casey Historical Society, warns that Archie Bridge—one of 86 historic storm bridges in Ireland built between 1815-1817 as part of

Ireland's first Woodland Festival launches this Sunday in Leitrim

Western Forestry Co-op is hosting the inaugural Woodland Festival 2019 at Killgarriff State Forest in County Leitrim on Sunday, August 25th from 12-6pm. The event celebrates forest

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FND Awareness Month: Local stories of functional neurological disorder

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Month is being marked with interviews from two local people affected by the condition. Aemann McPartland, founder and chairman of F

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Leitrim entrepreneur launches heritage basket-making business

A Leitrim-based business owner has established 'Hilly and Gold Willow', a basket-making and nature-based crafts enterprise that grew from a recreational hobby. The business teaches

Leitrim basket maker turns hobby into thriving heritage business

A Leitrim-based entrepreneur has successfully built a sustainable basket-making and nature-based crafts business called 'Hilly and Gold Willow' after nearly two decades in manageme

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People & Faces

Homecomings, anniversaries, weddings, retirements — the lighter local-radio chatter. More once the radio-share sync resumes.

Towns in Co. Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon

Hedge causing “extremely dangerous” situation – meeting told

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Mohill

Death notice: Cynthia McWeeney (née McAuley) (Mohill)

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Manorhamilton

RIP: Leitrim man remembered fondly as 'a very quiet Man with a love for loud Music.'

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Ballinamore

Former convent converted to 12-room aparthotel with café and restaurant

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Drumshanbo

'There needs to be some level of control on this' - vape shops increasing in Leitrim towns

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Carrigallen

Major expansion of jetwash business with new workshop, extension and storage shed

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Leitrim Village

Rise and shine: Leitrim town hosts morning climb in support of Darkness into Light

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Dromahair

Death notice: John James Mc Kenny (Dromahair)

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Kinlough

Two farm sheds and sheep handling unit built at Aghavoghil, Kinlough

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Cloone

New one-and-a-half storey house with garage approved in Cloone

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Keshcarrigan

Death notice: Polly (Mary) Cull (née Costello) (Keshcarrigan)

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Fenagh

Over €3m for south Leitrim water mains is welcomed

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Aughavas

Death notice: Loretta Dwyer (née McKiernan) (Aughavas)

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Newtowngore

Permission granted for Astroturf pitch at Leitrim school

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Ballinaglera

Domestic garage approved with relocated site entrance and driveway alterations

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Drumsna

Death notice: John Joseph (Joe) Gill (Drumsna)

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Bornacoola

Leitrim national school receives European flag as part of Europe Day celebration

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Annaduff

​Vivienne Egan banishes injury memories of 2024 with 1-1 in TG4 Connacht LGFA IFC Final

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Drumkeerin

House extension, link building, and garage construction in Drumkeerin

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Dromod

PICTURES: See inside this spectacular Leitrim home on the market for almost €1 million

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Rooskey

PICTURES: Crowds turn out to pay respect at Leitrim reburial after exhumation

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