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"Well done, Michael, now where are the rest?"

Independent Leitrim Cllr Des Guckian has slammed the government of being guilty of double standards and of being 'miserly' in its treatment of people. He told www.leitrimobserver.ie "The Budget, finally unveiled yesterday, was a long drawn-out drama,...

12 Oct 2016 at 18:30

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Guckian calls for "safety conditions to be improved at Kingston Terrace"

Cllr Des Guckian asked that safety conditions be improved at Kingston Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon by piping away the pools of water that gather along the street boundary wall and that the three very tall trees that are growing on the slope between ...

21 Dec 2023 at 13:00

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Leitrim councillor again questions Council’s ‘abandonment’ of meetings

Following on from last week's complaint about the postponement of all council and municipal district meetings due to the Covid-19 crisis, Cllr Des Guckian has again protested to the Council and said councillors should be consulted. Leitrim County ...

03 Apr 2020 at 12:06

Carrick-on-Shannon

Need for cantilever bridge for Rooskey raised again

Cllr Sean McGowan and Cllr Des Guckian have both again raised the issue of the much longed for cantilever bridge for Rooskey bridge. Speaking at the latest Carrick-on-Shannon municipal district meeting last Monday, March 11, Cllr McGowan sought ...

16 Mar 2024 at 16:00

Kinlough

Too many organisations with a say in the River Shannon

Cllr Des Guckian asked that all bodies controlling the Shannon water levels be informed that "we are opposed to the flow of the Shannon and its tributaries being held back so that it causes severe floods which threaten houses, towns and ...

11 Mar 2024 at 11:00

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A look back at 2016 - September

President Michael D. Higgins opened the month by apologising to the Gralton family for the “abuse of the law” which led to the deportation of Jimmy Gralton in 1933. The President of Ireland addressed the crowd at Effrinagh for the ...

07 Jan 2017 at 15:00

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Bye-laws needed as Drumsna and Dromod harbours being ‘jammed’ by visiting groups

Cllr Des Guckian has raised the issue of large groups visiting Drumsna and Dromod harbours on certain weekends and inconveniencing locals and tourists from utilising and enjoying the facilities. In Annaduff Parish there are two ...

13 Sept 2022 at 17:04

Carrick-on-Shannon

Leitrim councillors call for vacant homes to be brought into use

Cllr Des Guckian asked that "the empty and seemingly deserted Council-owned houses in Council estates be closely examined to see if they can be brought back into use as residences." He said this would improve the problem of ...

13 Feb 2024 at 16:21

Carrick-on-Shannon

Guckian describes new council as "an unholy coalition"

The election of the new council cathaoirleach and the distribution of members into posts on various committees and organisations was strongly criticised by one councillor who described the alliance between Fine Gael and ...

14 Jun 2019 at 16:51

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Footpath already links road to Mohill church

Cllr Des Guckian asked that under Active Travel, a footpath/cycleway be built to join the entrance to Cornee Lane to St Patrick’s Church, Mohill but was told by the Roads office that there is already a footpath and a ...

16 Nov 2023 at 13:00

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Mohill being "gutted" by government drift policy claims Guckian

Cllr Des Guckian said that areas such as Mohill are being "gutted" due to "drift of policy from the government, the county development plan and the economic plan which is working against rural areas aiding ...

12 Jan 2024 at 10:00

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No support for Leitrim County Council to liberalise planning laws

Independent Cllr Des Guckian had a recent motion calling on Leitrim County Council to liberalise it’s planning laws to “allow viable rural communities to exist here.” While the sentiment was acknowledged ...

13 May 2017 at 12:00

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