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Dromahair native Daniel Connolly has designed an app for the Rosses Point Shanty Festival.

Dromahair man develops app

Dromahair native Daniel Connolly has teamed up with the Rosses Point Shanty Festival to offer a new service for those seeking to learn more about the festival as he has developed a smart phone app that will bring the festival into new, unchartered waters.

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Treacherous road surfaces must be addressed

Local councillor, John McCartin has called for an additional chip surface to be applied to two stretches of road in the Ballinamore area. Describing the two locations as ‘treacherous’, Cllr McCartin said that “the existing surface has become polished and, in anything other than the driest of conditions, these sections are hardly fit for public use.

Why visiting a qualified health professional is important

With so many practitioners all saying they do the same thing, I constantly get asked, who do I go to for what? How many visits do I need? What is the best value for money?

Leitrim County Manger, Jackie Maguire.

Tributes paid to outgoing County Manager

She has led Leitrim County Council for the last seven years but last Monday, County Manager, Jackie Maguire sat in on her last monthly Council meeting.

Pictured are (L-R): Professor Patrick Wall, UCD; Dr. Vanessa Woods, Executive Director of Agri Aware; Alan Jagoe, President of Macra na Feirme; Bernard Donohue, Chairman of Agri Aware; Seamus Killoran, Connacht Gold; Dr. Edmond Harty, CEO of Dairymaster.

Agri Aware welcomes new board members

Agri Aware, the independent Irish agri-food educational body, four new members to its Board of Directors: Professor Patrick Wall, Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin; Alan Jagoe, outgoing president of the Irish rural youth organisation, Macra na Feirme; Roscommon’s Seamus Killoran of Connacht Gold and Dr Edmond Harty, CEO, founder and technical director of Kerry based company, Dairymaster.

Principal of Lough Allen College, David Harding.

Funding announced for local schools

The Minister for Education and Skills has announced funding for emergency works and additional accommodation facilities in two vocational schools in Co Leitrim.

Sport rss

The Marist Girls NS, Carrick-on-Shannon pictured with coaches Ciaran Rock and Stuart Gilbride-Jones and Damon Kearney, FAI Development Officer Leitrim County Council at the Goal for Peace Sports Day sponsored by Leitrim County Development and the IFI at Leitrim Gaels Community Pitch.

Goal for Peace Sports Days

On April 23-24, over 170 students from ten Leitrim and Fermanagh schools descended on Leitrim village for two fun filled sports days.

Gallogly Catering ACL Tables

Team P W L D For Ag +/- Pts

Sheltering from the rain! Carrick keeper Liam Phelan gets a helping hand to avoid the rain during last Wednesday's U-14 Hurling Final in Ballinamore. Photo by Declan Gaffney

Peddle power opens up all sorts of experiences

New York got a lot quieter this week following the departure of the Leitrim brigade. I hung on for the remainder of the week and caught up with some old friends and got reacquainted with that wonderful city.

This Sporting Life - Colin Regan

Sheltering from the rain! Carrick keeper Liam Phelan gets a helping hand to avoid the rain during last Wednesday's U-14 Hurling Final in Ballinamore. Photo by Declan Gaffney

Tag Rugby returns to Carrick

Tag Rugby: The Tag Rugby season will be returning to Carrick on Shannon Rugby Club Training Ground on the Castlecara Rd on May 30, at 7:30. A registration evening will take place on May 16, in Murtagh’s Bar from 7:30 and on May 23, at the training ground on Castlecara Rd at 7:30. €240 per team of 12 or €20 per person.

Mickey Dorrigan presents the Cup to Carrick Captain Dessie Beirne after last Wednesday's U-14 Hurling Final in Ballinamore. Photo by Declan Gaffney

Carrick through to Feile in Limerick

Carrick Hurling Club produced a superb performance to outclass Gortletteragh last Wednesday to qualify for the national Feile na nGael hurling finals to be held in Co Limerick on July 5, 6 and 7.

Sports news in brief

Carrick Tennis

Connacht Tribune

Lifestyle rss

Fracking our Mother- Gary White Seer Choctaw

Gary White Deer event

The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton will host a book launch and exhbition of Gary White Deer Author and Artist on Wednesday, May 22.

Carrick Water Music Festival

Words & Music at Carrick Water Music Festival

One of the highlights of the Carrick-on-Shannon cultural & social calender, the Carrick Water Music Festival, now in its ninth year, is sure to be one of the greatest events this summer.

Walking on Cars

More big acts announced for Sea Sessions

Sea Sessions Surf and Music Festival is delighted to announce that Beardyman, Normal Jay, Walking on Cars, Hot Sprockets, Raglans, The Dead Prezidents and many more will be added to the already brilliant line up of Sea Sessions this year. The epic weekend of multi-stages, sporting activities and the gorgeous beach and backdrop of the beautiful West takes place from 21st – 23rd June 2013. The new acts will be joined by Fat Freddy’s Drop, Bastille, Xavier Rudd as well as a host of other international and Irish acts including The Strypes, Soak, The Milk, The Original Rudeboys, Mr Scruff, DJ Yoda, Therapy?, Gilles Peterson and Mud Morganfield, Muddy Waters son.

The multi award winning Tom Crean Antartic Explorer comes to The Dock on May 21 and 22.

Explorer’s tales

Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley in The Dock Theatre, Carrick-on-Shannon on Tuesday, May 21 and Wednesday May 22.

Writer and Director of 'For Club and County' Seamus O'Rourke.

Casting call goes out to amateur actors

Canal Studio Productions at Backstage Theatre, Longford is looking for actors from across the region to audition for roles in their upcoming production of “Arragh na Pogue.”

Border Lives

Short films capture Border experiences

An exciting new storytelling project called ‘Border Lives’ will get underway this month, which will create six short films capturing people’s life and experiences along the border region of Northern Ireland during the conflict years to the present day. The ‘Border Lives’ project team will be holding an information evening in The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton on Thursday, May 16 at 7pm for anyone who may be interested in coming forward to share and tell their story.

Community rss

Ballinaglera Community News

Women Together - Sharing Skills

Ballyshannon Community News

Deadline looms for Fantasy Race For Sam

Dowra Community News

Last performance

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