https://www.leitrimobserver.ie https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/images/logos/15/logo_colored.jpg https://www.leitrimobserver.ie PICTURES: Leitrim TidyTowns winners receive regional awards https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2056650/pictures-leitrim-tidytowns-winners-receive-regional-awards.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2056650/pictures-leitrim-tidytowns-winners-receive-regional-awards.html

Carrick-on-Shannon was the overall winner of Ireland’s Tidiest Town 2025 and also won the title of Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town for 2025, while other winners from Leitrim include Manorhamilton, Dromod and Dromahair
The 2025 SuperValu TidyTowns awards for the North West and West region were pr

]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:45:05 GMT Leitrim,Carrick-on-Shannon,Manorhamilton,Dromod,Tidy Towns David Power WATCH: Pearse Doherty slams government for 'holiday' amid fuel crisis at Leitrim fuel meeting https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/video/pictures---videos/2055000/watch-pearse-doherty-slams-government-for-holiday-amid-fuel-crisis-at-leitrim-fuel-meeting.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/video/pictures---videos/2055000/watch-pearse-doherty-slams-government-for-holiday-amid-fuel-crisis-at-leitrim-fuel-meeting.html

Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty launched an attack on the government over its handling of the fuel crisis
Sinn Féin's Pearse Dotherty attended the meeting in Manorhamilton's Bee Park, which saw around 150 people turn out to vent their anger at the government's handling of the fuel crisis ahead

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:53:00 GMT Leitrim,Fuel crisis,Manorhamilton Eoin Gallagher GALLERY: Leitrim businesses pick up awards at Irish Restaurant Awards https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/local-news/2053120/gallery-leitrim-businesses-pick-up-awards-at-irish-restaurant-awards.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/local-news/2053120/gallery-leitrim-businesses-pick-up-awards-at-irish-restaurant-awards.html

Over 600 members of the Connacht hospitality industry gathered on Tuesday night for the Irish Restaurant Awards Connaught Regional Final 2026 at Knockranny House Hotel in Mayo.
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]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:53:03 GMT Leitrim Eoin Gallagher GALLERY: Leitrim Civil Defence honoured for work during Covid at special ceremony https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2052563/gallery-leitrim-civil-defence-honoured-for-work-during-covid-at-special-ceremony.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2052563/gallery-leitrim-civil-defence-honoured-for-work-during-covid-at-special-ceremony.html

Leitrim's Civil Defence members have been honoured for their service during the Covid-19 pandemic with medals at a special recognition evening in Áras an Chontae.
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]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:53:00 GMT Leitrim,Leitrim County Council Eoin Gallagher PICTURES: Large crowds turn out for Carrick on Shannon St Patrick's Day parade https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2047643/pictures-large-crowds-turn-out-for-carrick-on-shannon-st-patrick-s-day-parade.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2047643/pictures-large-crowds-turn-out-for-carrick-on-shannon-st-patrick-s-day-parade.html

The parade in Carrick-on-Shannon was featured on RTÉ and recognised the towns national win in the Super - pics by Gerry Faughnan
Large crowds thronged the streets of Carrick-on-Shannon for a hugely successful St Patrick's Day parade. Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Use the

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:18:57 GMT Leitrim,Carrick-on-Shannon,St Patrick’s Day David Power PICTURES: Large turnout in New York for Leitrim 50k https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2043036/pictures-large-turnout-in-new-york-for-leitrim-50k.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2043036/pictures-large-turnout-in-new-york-for-leitrim-50k.html

The event took place later than planned in New York due to poor weather in January, resulting in many people over around St Patrick's Day taking part
The finale of the Leitrim 50 mile challenge was held in New York last weekend after a change date from January because of snow. Photos by Sharo

]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:21:00 GMT Leitrim,Leitrim breaking news David Power PICTURES: Leitrim students receive their Josie Martin scholarships https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2042120/pictures-leitrim-students-receive-their-josie-martin-scholarships.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2042120/pictures-leitrim-students-receive-their-josie-martin-scholarships.html

Four Leitrim based Credit Unions of Drumshanbo, Manorhamilton, Carrigallen and Ballinamore have awarded over €114,000 to support students in their third level education
Leitrim County Enterprise Fund in association with four Leitrim based Credit Unions of Drumshanbo, Manorhamilton, Carrigalle

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:07:20 GMT Leitrim,Schools,Drumshanbo,Manorcunningham,Ballinamore,Carrigallen David Power GALLERY: Crowds turn out for Kinlough midnight parade https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2041521/gallery-crowds-turn-out-for-kinlough-midnight-parade.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2041521/gallery-crowds-turn-out-for-kinlough-midnight-parade.html

Hundreds of people poured into the windswept village on Tuesday at the stroke of midnight for what was the first St. Patrick's Day parade in Kinlough's history. Photos: Fergal McGrath
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]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:53:00 GMT Leitrim,Kinlough Eoin Gallagher PICTURES: Hugely successful St Patrick's Day parade held in Drumshanbo https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/drumshanbo/2041066/pictures-hugely-successful-st-patrick-s-day-parade-held-in-drumshanbo.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/drumshanbo/2041066/pictures-hugely-successful-st-patrick-s-day-parade-held-in-drumshanbo.html

Wintry conditions failed to dampen spirits for the St Patrick's Day parade
The parade was well attended in Drumshanbo, despite wintry conditions. It featured Kiltubrid Pipe Band, Allen Gaels GAA, Drumshanbo Mart, amongst others. Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Use the Arrow

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:59:36 GMT Leitrim,St Patrick,Drumshanbo David Power PICTURES: North Leitrim crowds turn out in force for Dromahair St Patrick's Day parade https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2040934/pictures-north-leitrim-crowds-turn-out-in-force-for-dromahair-st-patrick-s-day-parade.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2040934/pictures-north-leitrim-crowds-turn-out-in-force-for-dromahair-st-patrick-s-day-parade.html

The St Patrick's Day parade in Dromahair has been deemed a great success
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]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:05:06 GMT Leitrim,St Patrick,Dromahair,Gallery David Power PICTURES: Large crowds at one of Leitrim's earliest St Patrick's Day parades https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2040742/pictures-large-crowds-at-one-of-leitrim-s-earliest-st-patrick-s-day-parades.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2040742/pictures-large-crowds-at-one-of-leitrim-s-earliest-st-patrick-s-day-parades.html

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Cluainín was celebrated on March 15 in Manorhamilton
Manorhamilton was one of the first towns in Leitrim to host a St Patrick's Day parade, which was hugely successful on Sunday, March 15. Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery READ MORE: Watch: Kinlough make his

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:06:01 GMT Leitrim,St Patrick’s Day,Manorhamilton,Gallery David Power Watch: Kinlough make history with Ireland's earliest St Patrick's Day parade https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/video/home/2040412/watch-kinlough-make-history-with-ireland-s-earliest-st-patrick-s-day-parade.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/video/home/2040412/watch-kinlough-make-history-with-ireland-s-earliest-st-patrick-s-day-parade.html

Kinlough marked its first-ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in style when it got moving at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday morning.
At the stroke of midnight, the main street of Kinlough was alive with people as they kicked off Ireland’s earliest St. Patrick’s Day parade of 2026. Hundreds of pe

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:55:02 GMT Leitrim,Kinlough Eoin Gallagher PICTURES: Leitrim students all set for national entrepreneurship final https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2036428/pictures-leitrim-students-all-set-for-national-entrepreneurship-final.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2036428/pictures-leitrim-students-all-set-for-national-entrepreneurship-final.html

Carrigallen Vocational School and Drumshanbo Vocational School will represent Leitrim at the Student Enterprise Programme National Final
The Local Enterprise Office The Local Enterprise Office Leitrim has announced that teenage entrepreneurs from Carrigallen Vocational School and Drumshanbo V

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:20:33 GMT Leitrim,Drumshanbo,Carrigallen,Carrick-on-Shannon David Power PICTURES: Leitrim cottage returns to the market for €100k less than original asking price https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/property/2035129/pictures-leitrim-cottage-returns-to-the-market-for-100k-less-than-original-asking-price.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/property/2035129/pictures-leitrim-cottage-returns-to-the-market-for-100k-less-than-original-asking-price.html

Black Antler is in Castlegal on the Leitrim/Sligo border and is offered for sale by Savills
The A2 Ber-rated The A2 Ber-rated house, which has underfloor heating and an air-to-water heating system, first came to the market last summer, seeking €595,000 but has had its asking price drop by €10

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:04:09 GMT Leitrim,Property Gallery,Gallery,Property Watch David Power PICTURES: Leitrim Association London's 69th gala dinner dance https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2034319/pictures-leitrim-association-london-s-69th-gala-dinner-dance.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2034319/pictures-leitrim-association-london-s-69th-gala-dinner-dance.html

The Leitrim Association London hosted the event at the Clayton Chiswick Hotel
What a fantastic evening we had at the Leitrim Association London’s 69th annual dinner dance on Saturday, 28th February 2026, at the Clayton Chiswick Hotel! It was wonderful to see such a great crowd gathered togeth

]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:19:33 GMT Leitrim,London David Power Defiant Carrick CS battle all the way against impressive Bailieborough in All-Ireland Semi-Final - GALLERY https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2030517/defiant-carrick-cs-battle-all-the-way-against-impressive-bailieborough-in-all-ireland-semi-final-gallery.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/gaa/2030517/defiant-carrick-cs-battle-all-the-way-against-impressive-bailieborough-in-all-ireland-semi-final-gallery.html

Lidl LGFA All-Ireland PPS Junior B Championship Semi-Final picture special

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:55:58 GMT Leitrim Gaels LGFA,Cavan,LGFA John Connolly GALLERY: Schools out in force as Leitrim town hosts Fair Trade Parade https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2027346/gallery-schools-out-in-force-as-leitrim-town-hosts-fair-trade-parade.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2027346/gallery-schools-out-in-force-as-leitrim-town-hosts-fair-trade-parade.html

Carrick-on-Shannon hosts the county's only Fair Trade Parade, celebrating fair trade products and practices with local school children and representatives in attendance. Photos: Keith Nolan.
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]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:53:01 GMT Leitrim,Carrick-on-Shannon,Tidy Towns Eoin Gallagher WATCH: Inside STEMtacular as Leitrim hosts national science festival https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/video/pictures---videos/2025666/watch-inside-stemtacular-as-leitrim-hosts-national-science-festival.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/video/pictures---videos/2025666/watch-inside-stemtacular-as-leitrim-hosts-national-science-festival.html

Over 1000 students from 50 primary schools across 11 counties came to Leitrim across two days for a celebration of science
Leitrim played host to the latest edition of STEMtacular, the rapidly growing primary school science, which took place in The Den in Ballinamore on Wednesday and Thursday

]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:23:00 GMT Leitrim,Ballinamore Eoin Gallagher Gallery: Leitrim put Wicklow to the sword in Ballinamore https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2023483/gallery-leitrim-put-wicklow-to-the-sword-in-ballinamore.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2023483/gallery-leitrim-put-wicklow-to-the-sword-in-ballinamore.html

Leitrim demolished Wicklow on a scoreline of 7-16 to 2-0 in their LIDL Division 4 league match on Sunday. Photos: Dessie Wisley.
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]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:53:00 GMT Leitrim,Leitrim LGFA,Ballinamore Eoin Gallagher PICTURES: Leitrim Credit Union reports record growth at AGM https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2019151/pictures-leitrim-credit-union-records-record-growth-at-agm.html https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/pictures---videos/2019151/pictures-leitrim-credit-union-records-record-growth-at-agm.html

Manorhamilton Credit Union held its AGM recently
Manorhamilton & District Credit Union held its Annual General Meeting in St. Clare’s Comprehensive School, Manorhamilton, where members heard how the credit union experienced a year of record growth and strong community impact. Use the Arrows <

]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:51:42 GMT Leitrim,Gallery,Manorhamilton David Power