Motorists are been advised that the road between Mountallen and Keadue is closed due to a vehicle fire and smoke is blocking the road.
Anyone travelling from Drumshanbo and Keadue are been advised to take an alternative route.
Fire services are currently attending the scene.
A retired Detective Garda from Roscommon has said he believes resources are going to have to be put into community policing if the gardai are to tackle crime in rural areas.
Michael Dalton who’s a native of Elphin, joined the force in the 1960’s and retired several years ago.
The retired garda says a huge part of the job was winning the trust of people in the local area.
He says that many of the basics of training during his time in the force as relevant today as they were 50 years ago, and this is particularly true of community policing…
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Leitrim County Council has revealed that 6.7 per cent of all forestry planted in Ireland last year was in the county.
Following a query from councilor Justin Warnock at the Manorhamilton municipal district this week, the council confirmed that all planting in the county last year was on private land.
According to figures provided by the forestry service of the Department of Agriculture, the total area of land which was planted in Leitrim last year was just over 4, 300 hectares, with the majority of land planted with conifers.
Planning permission has been granted for a new restaurant to be developed in Athlone.
In April, Des Hennelly and Rory Currid asked Westmeath County Council for the go-ahead to change the use of a retail and office premises at Fry House, Fry Place.
They want to turn it into a restaurant on the ground floor and part of the first floor, with internal alterations on both floors.
The council has approved of the plans, subject to five conditions.
The news has been welcomed by mayor of Athlone, Aengus O’Rourke.
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Veronica Carberry.
The Hallow, Kenagh, Co Longford.
Friday, October, 27th at Morlea House, Battery Road, longford. Veronica loving special daughter of Robin and Ann, sister of Damien, Edwin, Ronan and Áine.
Sadly missed by her loving family, nephews, nieces, in-laws, relatives and a large circle of friends.
Reposing at her home today (Sat) from two o’clock and tomorrow (Sun). Remains will be removed to Saint Dominic’s Church, Kenagh on (Mon) for Funeral Mass at twelve noon. Family time only on Monday morning please. Burial after Mass on (Mon) in Ballymacormack cemetery. Family flowers only please, donations to St Christopher’s Services Longford to any family member or Kelly’s Funeral Directors, Longford.
Leitrim Post Primary Schools senior final
Carrick Community school 1 – 14
Ballinamore Community school 1 – 09
Carrick C.S won the Leitrim Post Primary schools senior final, defeating Ballinamore C.S in a very entertaining game played on Thursday evening in the Leitrim GAA centre.
Ballinamore CS started much the better, points by Ciaran Cullen and Eoin McCaffrey had them leading by two points after 3 minutes. Carrick CS began to get a grip in the middle third and by the twelfth minute they lead four points to two following an excellent Jack Barnes point from play and three pointed frees by Stephen Goldrick. Shane Beirne from play, a Mark Keegan free and a superb Ciaran Cullen point left only a point between the teams after 18min but Ballinamore CS struck the first goal with their next attack, Mark Keegan finishing to the net from a tight angle. Carrick CS responded well and finished the half much stronger, kicking four unanswered points from Cian Ffrench, Shane Beirne and two Stephen Goldrick frees to lead at halftime by two.
Ballinamore CS opened the second half scoring with a Mark Keegan point following a foul on Aaron Hoare. Carrick CS responded with a pointed free of their own and over the next ten minutes points from Ciaran Cullen, Tom Prior and Cathal McHugh for Ballinamore CS, Jack Barnes and Shane Surlis for Carrick CS left the score Carrick CS 0 – 12 Ballinamore CS 1 – 08. The decisive score came in the seventeenth minute when a long ball into the Ballinamore CS defence was flicked to the net by David O’ Connell. Ballinamore CS pressed hard for the remainder of the game but their only reward was a point from a Mark Keegan free, while Carrick CS added two Stephen Goldrick frees to run out five-point winners.
Ballinamore CS: Jack Gallogly, James Honeyman, Dillon O’Brien, Nathan Mc Cartin, Cathal Mc Hugh, Conor Dwyer, Francis McGovern, Ciaran Cullen, Aaron Hoare, Eoin Mc Loughlin, Mark Keegan, Eoin McCaffrey, Ryan Donohoe, Ben Mc Girl, Tom Prior
Subs: Niall Stringer for James Honeyman, Tom Mc Keon for Nathan Mc Cartin, Caolan McDermott for Ben Mc Girl
Carrick CS: Marcus Feeney, Shane Crowe, Brian Holahan, Fintan Earley, Niall Morahan, Donal Casey, Paul Keaney, David O’ Connell, Stephen Goldrick, Oisin Boland, Shane Surlis, Shane Beirne, Jack Barnes, Mark Diffley, Cian Ffrench
Subs: Patrick McKenna for Fintan Earley, Diarmuid Kelleher for Cian Ffrench
Referee: Ray McBrien
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Several Shannonside financial brokers are set to be badly affected by EBS’s decision to withdraw services from them.
A Ballaghaderreen customer claims the decision will be a major blow to local towns, while a local credit union manager claims it will regret the decision.
EBS has written to up to 300 brokers countrywide to tell them that following a business review, it has decided to exit the deposit account market that it offered through its brokers.
Therefore, it’s no longer offering new demand or fixed-term accounts.
The financial organisation has notified brokers their appointment as an intermediary with it will cease at the end of this year.
Brokers throughout Roscommon, Longford and Leitrim are set to be among those who suffer a monetary loss as a result.
Ballaghaderreen’s Michael Scally is among the customers affected – he’s had a EBS deposit account through a local broker for many years.
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EBS says that, for customers, there’ll be no change to the product they hold and the current terms and conditions for the relevant product will remain in place.
But John Murphy, the manager of Glenamaddy Credit Union, has also hit out.
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A local Sinn Féin TD says the ‘fraud squad’ should be called in to investigate the tracker mortgages scandal.
Thousands of homeowners were overcharged or wrongly denied a tracker rate by their bank after the economic crash.
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has spent the week being briefed by bank executives, and the Governor of the Central Bank says most of those affected should be repaid in the coming months.
Sligo-Leitrim Deputy Martin Kenny said government action is long overdue.
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