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Drumsna's Community Resource Centre gives the village a care-centre role. The centre lists weekly bingo, hot meals to clients' doors, daily lunches, a sun veranda, meeting lounge and kitchen treats. Shannonside reported in May 2026 that Drumsna CRC delivers meals across south Leitrim and offers a day service for older people, with food and fuel costs putting pressure on the service. The Meals on Wheels directory also places the centre in Drumsna with Julie Dockery as contact person, and the centre says its meals service supports independence with affordable, nutritionally balanced meals five days a week. Public centre snippets also mention extra pre-chilled Friday meals for the weekend. Taylor's Bar, Annaduff/Dromod parish links, Drumsna Fuels, keep-fit activity, LeitrimExperience.ie at The Grange and small trades/service requests sit beside that kitchen, bingo, lunch and older-persons service. The centre lists the weekly community-room detail: Golden Age Group, ICA and Tidy Towns meetings, art classes, defibrillator training, yoga, traditional music lessons or classes and Thursday-night bingo as a social event. Older centre notices include a Drumsna CRC 5km fun run/walk and a care-related share about the Alzheimer day centre opening in Carrick-on-Shannon. Drumsna's notices include the kitchen, drivers, lunch table, bingo room, Golden Age, ICA, Tidy Towns, music, yoga and Shannon-side village life.

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  1. planningPlanning application received: The development will consist of: a) construction of one new single storey...
  2. planningNew house and garage with new road entrance at Fargrim, Drumsna
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Planning

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New house and garage with new road entrance at Fargrim, Drumsna

Stephen Amy Murray is proposing to build a new house and garage at Fargrim in Drumsna, near Carrick-on-Shannon. The development will include a new entrance onto the public road and an on-site wastewater treatment system to handle sewage.

Stephen & Amy Murray
File ref: 2660101 · Leitrim County Council
09 Jun 2026 · Leitrim County Council (Planning)

Deaths

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Council Decisions

Motions, planning and decisions from Leitrim County Council and Municipal District meetings mentioning Drumsna.

Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District environment 2026-01-12

Motion on river channel blockages causing floods in Carrick-on-Shannon and Leitrim Village

Cllr Cormac Flynn moved regarding channel blockages between Drumsna and Jamestown bridges causing significant flooding in Carrick-on-Shannon and Leitrim Village, and called for steps to seek OPW Minor Works Scheme funding for scrub clearance. The Director of Services reported ongoing dialogue with the Carrick-on-Shannon Flood Action Group, Roscommon County Council and OPW; an application is...

Decision: Motion agreed; Minor Works Scheme application to be submitted February 2026 or when new guidelines available; council to pursue all available funding; major flood relief schemes to proceed separately

Cllr Cormac Flynn, Cllr Maeve Reynolds

Leitrim County Council budget 2025-11-10

Capital Investment Programme 2026-2031 adopted; €650m investment planned with €27.8m local match funding

The Council adopted the Capital Investment Programme covering 2026-2031 (a 6-year projection), providing for €650m total investment across housing, roads, flood relief, economic development, recreation, environmental protection and corporate facilities. The programme requires €27.8m in local match funding over its lifespan. Notable achievements include Carrick-on-Shannon's 2025 National Tidy...

Decision: Capital Investment Programme 2026-2031 adopted

Cllr Sean McGowan, Cllr James Gilmartin