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# leitrim - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
€60m is going to be spent improving local roads, did yours make the cut?
Eight counties have been lucky.
# leitrim - Thursday 27 November, 2014
What else could I get for the €95,000 pricetag on this Napoleonic fort in Donegal
We take a look at what €95,000 could get you around the rest of the country.
# leitrim - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
Leitrim pub has the most insulting bar receipt you'll see today (NSFW)
It’s actually perfect.
# leitrim - Thursday 30 October, 2014
Here's what happened today: Thursday
Everyone’s talking about Enda Kenny meeting with accused republicans, the new Rehab CEO and an Aer Lingus passenger arrested for an Ebola scare.
Man dies and seven others injured in Leitrim pile-up
The collision took place this morning just after 10am in on the N16.
# leitrim - Monday 20 October, 2014
Blind man's family devastated by vicious, fatal stabbing as he listened to World Cup
Frank Costello passed away two months after being attacked in his home.
# leitrim - Tuesday 30 September, 2014
Michael Kivlehan: 'Hopefully Dhara is looking down proud'
The 35-year-old widower also said there was much to be done to protect pregnant women in Ireland.
Broken promises and invisible candidates: Here's what we learned from last night's Prime Time debate
Someone ‘pulled a Ming’ and the issue of Roscommon Hospital just isn’t going away… Here’s what went down in the RTÉ studios last night.
# leitrim - Monday 29 September, 2014
How's the 'Ming' by-election shaping up?... We hit the trail in Roscommon-South Leitrim
The ten candidates are facing-off tonight in the heated atmosphere of an RTÉ studio. We spent the morning at the mart, and the afternoon at the races, to check the temperature on the ground…
# leitrim - Friday 26 September, 2014
Nurse doesn't remember telling Michael Kivlehan to stop 'eavesdropping'
The inquest has heard about a number of angry exchanges between the bereaved and a consultant.
# leitrim - Thursday 25 September, 2014
Taxpayers pay hundreds of thousands on field unsuitable for sheltered housing
The situation was unveiled on Prime Time tonight.
'Still a small chance' for Dhara Kivlehan after transfer to Belfast hospital
Dr Paul Glover said his colleagues would not have put the patient through the procedures they did if there was no hope.
# leitrim - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
Timeline: Search for answers after death of Dhara Kivlehan
The 29 year old died four years ago after giving birth to a baby boy.
# leitrim - Monday 15 September, 2014
Council set to reconsider controversial energy extraction stance
The introduction of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has been criticised for its potential environmental damage.
# leitrim - Tuesday 19 August, 2014
Enterprising Leitrim farmer selling silage-scented cologne
“You’ll be beating them off with a sprong”.
# leitrim - Monday 18 August, 2014
Tipp's Local Enterprise Office spent €4k on its opening event... Leitrim spent €30
Scones and brown bread were supplied to the event free of charge. Yum.
# leitrim - Thursday 14 August, 2014
160 jobs to go as MBNA closes Carrick-on-Shannon call centre
Attempts to sell the call centre were not possible according to the company.
# leitrim - Friday 1 August, 2014
Emergency Leitrim Council meeting calls a halt to mining firm drilling in Belcoo
Communities claim that the drilling in Fermanagh is the first stage in the fracking process.
# leitrim - Saturday 7 June, 2014
Leitrim lad hitchhikes from Berlin for surprise trip... is picked up by his dad!
God bless us, everyone.
# leitrim - Saturday 31 May, 2014
€300,000 worth of cannabis plants seized in Leitrim
A 43-year-old man has been arrested and is being held at Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station.
# leitrim - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
Leitrim senior footballers kick off potential €1 million penalty competition
The competition is part of a charity initiative from the NCBI.
# leitrim - Saturday 10 May, 2014
Ireland had a starring role on this Japanese TV show broadcast to 36 million
We’re now officially big in Japan.
# leitrim - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Watch: Minister heckled at public meeting
An angry property developer confronted Junior Minister for Small Business at a business networking meeting.
# leitrim - Tuesday 8 April, 2014
Two men arrested in connection with €4 million investment fraud operation
The men have since been released and a file is being prepared for the DPP.
# leitrim - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
Column: 'I felt an immediate kinship' – my journey of discovery in Ireland
My father often mentioned that I might go to visit Ireland, the land of our ancestors one day. It never occurred to me that I actually would, writes Kathleen Maloney.
# leitrim - Monday 17 March, 2014
Leitrim parade has two floats dedicated to local ATM robbery
Commemorating the great Tubbercurry raid of 2014.
# leitrim - Tuesday 31 December, 2013
7 of Leitrim's best sporting moments in 2013
A first piece of GAA silverware in nearly 20 years was the highlight of 2013.
# leitrim - Saturday 28 December, 2013
Five horses rescued from freezing River Shannon
A local charity has praised Leitrim Civil Defence who helped with the rescue.
# leitrim - Monday 2 December, 2013
Gardaí investigating dissident republicans arrest two in David Black murder probe
The arrests were made following a number searches in Leitrim and Cavan today.
# leitrim - Sunday 17 November, 2013
Pedestrian killed by car in Leitrim
The pedestrian in her 60s was crossing a road outside Mohill when she was struck with a car.
# leitrim - Sunday 27 October, 2013
Calling Leitrim diaspora: Your county needs YOU
Tourism board in Leitrim wants natives now living in the UK to be ‘ambassadors’ to drive tourists back to the county.
# leitrim - Monday 14 October, 2013
Irish girl dies after being hit by a car in New York
Kalie Gill had only recently moved back to New York with her parents.
# leitrim - Monday 7 October, 2013
First case of killer tree disease found in native Irish hedgerow
A total of 97 cases of the deadly fungus have now been found since the first one in October last year.
# leitrim - Monday 16 September, 2013
Investigation under way after work-related death in Leitrim
It’s believed the man was crushed to death while he towed a trailer on a rural road.
# leitrim - Sunday 25 August, 2013
Man killed in Donegal hit-and-run
It is believed the man in his late 40s was struck by a vehicle as he walked home last night.
# leitrim - Monday 12 August, 2013
IKEA to invest in Leitrim wind farm to power Irish stores
The new facility in Carrickeeny will have the capacity to generate the equivalent electricity for approximately 5,500 houses a year.
Seán Quinn tells supporters he will be vindicated
Ireland’s one-time richest man believes the current government is anti-Seán Quinn because it has been “sold a pup”.
# leitrim - Thursday 8 August, 2013
Two men airlifted to hospital in serious condition after car driven into ravine
The men were rescued from their upturned car after it left the road and plunged into the Arigna river near Drumshanbo in Leitrim.
# leitrim - Tuesday 23 July, 2013
Pedestrian killed in collision with farming vehicle
The 40-year-old was seriously injured in the collision which occurred when the teleporter was loading bales onto a trailer.
# leitrim - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
Almost 1-in-4 responses to 'life-threatening' 999 calls not meeting HIQA targets
In 65 per cent of cases, ambulances aren’t arriving at the scene within the 19 minute response time set-out by the health watchdog.
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Poll: Are you looking forward to going to the cinema again?
SOME OF IRELAND’S major cinema chains are reopening over the next few weeks from tomorrow.
Ireland’s biggest cinema chain Omniplex Cinemas is opening seven of its theatres from tomorrow, with more screens next week and then the final batch the following week.
Odeon Cinemas are reopening from 13 July with the IFI and Lighthouse Cinemas in Dublin planning for a 20 July reopening.
When cinemas do reopen, pre-booking will be essential and there’ll be reduced seating capacity. Movie-wise, you’ll likely have a chance to see some old favourites while cinemas wait for the new releases to come on stream. But are you looking forward to going?
Poll: Are you looking forward to going to the cinema again?
Poll Results:
I'm not bothered (3974)
I think I'll hold off a while (3670)
I am (1448)
I can't wait (1408)
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