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Team Announcement – Lory Meagher Rd 3

Team Announcement The Leitrim Senior Hurling panel has been named by manager Mike Wall for round 3 of the Lory Meagher Cup Best of luck to the team, Mike & his management team. Lor

Modular homes in Leitrim could be a 'practical solution for elderly people'

The proposed changes will allow homeowners to install modular units without the need for full planning permission Plans to allow modular homes in back gardens could alleviate the h

Leitrim group joins outcry against forestry ‘propaganda’ book in schools

Save Leitrim join calls for balance in education forestry in schools after ‘propaganda’ book handed out in schools A Leitrim environmental group has joined national organisations i

THE LAST POINT: ​Stats & optimism clash ahead of Tribe quest

THE LAST POINT Nothing gets a county revved up quite like an unexpected championship win. I imagine anyone with a drop of Westmeath blood must feel about a foot taller this week af

​Nothing is impossible in sport as Leitrim's Poacher eyes Galway scalp

Connacht SFC Semi-Final preview: Green & Gold boss hopes semi-final victory will inspire young generation of Leitrim footballers Leitrim’s clash next Saturday with Galway may be vi

20 new-build social homes in the pipeline for Leitrim

According to a report, 10 homes were under construction across the county as of Q4 2025, with a further 17 units at design or tender stage. The latest Social Housing Construction S

Award-winning harp star to headline O’Carolan Festival concert in Leitrim

Mel Mercier’s groundbreaking Sonóir among centrepieces of major July showcase in Keadue The O’Carolan Harp Festival 2026 has unveiled a standout line-up for next summer, with an am

Local nurse cycles across three continents to raise impressive amount for hospice care

Arigna nurse Fergal Guihen presented €105,000 to Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation after cycling across three continents and 28 countries over two years. Local nurse Fergal Guihen

Court Reports

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Native Irish speaker found not guilty of murdering grandfather by reason of insanity

A native Irish speaker who used a granite stone and a cement block while bludgeoning his grandfather to death outside hi

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Murder accused told doctors that release of abuser Michael Ferry caused him to 'spiral'

A murder accused who suffered serious sexual abuse at the hands of school caretaker Michael Ferry told doctors that the

Courts News Ireland

UK teen who claimed she smuggled €520k in cannabis under duress had drug texts on phone

An English teenager, who claimed she was under duress when she smuggled over half a million euro in cannabis out of Thai

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