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Councillor calls for amnesty to clear driving test backlog

Driving test delays need to be addressed said Cllr Brendan Barry at the most recent meeting of Leitrim County Council. He called on Ministers Eamon Ryan and Jack Chambers and the Road Safety Authority to deal with the long waiting time for driving ...

11 Sept 2023 at 09:00

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Only one dentist in Leitrim treating patients under dental scheme

There is only one dentist in the whole of Leitrim who is available to treat patients under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS), Cllr Brendan Barry told the Leitrim Observer this week. He added that in some cases, medical holders are being ...

15 Jul 2023 at 15:00

Use of blocked off area could see 40 new spaces at SUH

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Use of blocked off area could see 40 new spaces SUH

A local councillor said that if any area currently cordoned off outside Sligo University Hospital (SUH) were to be utilised, it could provide 40 new car parking spaces for people attending services at the hospital. Cllr Brendan Barry asked that ...

29 Jul 2023 at 15:00

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Agri Minister needs to extend ACRES deadline

The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) deadline must be extended or the scheme changed, said councillors at the latest meeting of the Ballinamore Municipal District. The issue was raised after the meeting received a letter from the ...

26 Jul 2023 at 17:00

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People who "desperately" need housing supports waiting four months - Barry

Cllr Brendan Barry said he was disappointed that it's “taking up to 16 weeks for an application for housing support to be processed.” Addressing this month's meeting of Ballinamore Municipal District, he continued that “almost four months is ...

27 Sept 2023 at 20:00

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Late ACRES payments "disgraceful"

Farmers have been “forced” to sell their stock a month early, said Cllr Gerry Dolan at a recent meeting due to a delay in payments for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). At the latest meeting of the Ballinamore Municipal ...

27 Sept 2023 at 09:00

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People facing charges of up to €15,000 for septic tank repairs

Cllr Brendan Barry welcomed news that the department wrote to members of the Ballinamore Municipal District saying it will review the septic tank grant scheme. Currently, an individual may be able to get a grant to repair, upgrade or ...

27 Sept 2023 at 13:00

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Update given on bridge underpasses for canal walkway

Cllr Brendan Barry requested an update on the progress made to install an underpass for the canal walkways at Drumhauver Bridge, Drumshanbo and Aghoo Bridge, Ballinamore and when construction is likely to commence. A report by Roads ...

24 Jan 2024 at 13:00

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Life-threatening call took three hours and 16 mins to respond to in Leitrim

Cllr Felim Gurn said there has been a lot of stress in communities in Ireland with regard to International Protection applicants being located in communities and there is regularly a lack of infrastructure and stretched resources ...

13 Jan 2024 at 13:00

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People who “desperately” need housing supports waiting four months

27 Sept 2023 at 16:30

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Road that needed work for past six years "a scandal"

Cllr Brendan Barry requested that Ballinamore municipal district resurface the local road between Fenagh village and Aghoo Bridge (L1487). "The section in Mough and Drumraine is getting particularly bad," he said. The ...

02 Apr 2024 at 13:00

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Leitrim one of two counties without permanent respite centre

Cllr Brendan Barry requested an update from the HSE and the council on the progress that has been made on providing a new building for respite services in Carrick-on-Shannon for south Leitrim and the the surrounding ...

02 Apr 2024 at 09:00

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