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PICTURES: Crowds turn out to pay respect at Leitrim reburial after exhumation

The body of Liam Farrell was re-interred at at Cloonmorris Cemetery after it was recently exhumed for a post mortem as part of a garda investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the late Rooskey man The remains of the late Leitrim man Liam Farrell have been reinterred with

23 Apr 2026 · Leitrim Observer

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Disputed hotel will open to asylum seekers in early January, court told

The High Court heard on Thursday that the 39-room Shannon Key West Hotel at Rooskey, on the Leitrim-Roscommon border, is set to accommodate asylum seekers from early January. The hotel is the subject of disputed proceedings between Paradub Ltd, which seeks to develop the property as a tourist hotel, and owner James Kiernan. Paradub claims it entered into an agreement to purchase the hotel, which closed in 2011, and…

Courts News Ireland report
29 Nov 2018 · Courts News Ireland

Injunction sought preventing hotel's use as asylum seeker accomodation

Paradub Limited has brought High Court proceedings seeking to prevent the Shannon Key West Hotel at Rooskey, on the Leitrim-Roscommon border, from being used to accommodate asylum seekers. The company claims it holds an agreement to purchase the 39-room property from owner James Kiernan but alleges he has failed to complete the sale. According to Paradub's case, an option agreement was entered into in 2016 for…

Courts News Ireland report
15 Nov 2018 · Courts News Ireland

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Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District infrastructure 2025-06-09

Status of proposed Greyway route between Rooskey and Dromod

Cllr Irene Guckian Rabbitte requested confirmation on the status of the proposed Greyway route between Rooskey and Dromod. The Roads Department confirmed the project received Part 8 Planning Approval in September 2024 and an ORIS funding application under measure 3 is awaiting decision, with announcement expected in the next few months.

Decision: Project awaiting funding decision; announcement expected within next few months

Cllr Irene Guckian Rabbitte