# Leitrim

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# one second every day

Leitrim woman's 'one second every day' video will make you smile

Teacher Edwina Guckian filmed one second of every day in 2014 – and the resulting clip is just so lovely.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 2:30 PM

# Careful Now

Hundreds without power as strong winds batter Ireland

There is also a chance of sleet and snow in some places so bundle up.

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Dec 10th 2014, 9:30 AM

# en-tyrely new look

€60m is going to be spent improving local roads, did yours make the cut?

Eight counties have been lucky.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 3:46 PM

# home exchange

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.

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Nov 27th 2014, 3:54 PM

# real talk

Leitrim pub has the most insulting bar receipt you'll see today (NSFW)

It’s actually perfect.

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Nov 18th 2014, 8:09 AM

# evening fix

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.

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Oct 30th 2014, 8:59 PM

# n16

Man dies and seven others injured in Leitrim pile-up

The collision took place this morning just after 10am in on the N16.

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Oct 30th 2014, 5:35 PM

# crimecall

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.

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Oct 20th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Inquest

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.

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Sep 30th 2014, 10:00 PM

# by-election battle

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.

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Sep 30th 2014, 11:34 AM

# Eyes on the Prize

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…

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Sep 29th 2014, 10:26 PM

# Inquest

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.

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Sep 26th 2014, 1:08 PM

# Field of Dreams

Taxpayers pay hundreds of thousands on field unsuitable for sheltered housing

The situation was unveiled on Prime Time tonight.

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Sep 25th 2014, 10:21 PM

# Inquest

'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.

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Sep 25th 2014, 5:58 PM

# Tragedy

Timeline: Search for answers after death of Dhara Kivlehan

The 29 year old died four years ago after giving birth to a baby boy.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 9:50 AM

# Fracking

Council set to reconsider controversial energy extraction stance

The introduction of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has been criticised for its potential environmental damage.

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Sep 15th 2014, 11:08 AM

# eau de silage

Enterprising Leitrim farmer selling silage-scented cologne

“You’ll be beating them off with a sprong”.

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Aug 19th 2014, 9:00 PM

# LEOs

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.

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Aug 18th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Job Losses

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.

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Aug 14th 2014, 10:51 PM

# Fracking

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.

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Aug 1st 2014, 10:43 AM

# Prodigal Son

Leitrim lad hitchhikes from Berlin for surprise trip... is picked up by his dad!

God bless us, everyone.

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Jun 7th 2014, 9:10 AM

# Drug Crime

€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.

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May 31st 2014, 7:44 PM

# nerves of steel

Leitrim senior footballers kick off potential €1 million penalty competition

The competition is part of a charity initiative from the NCBI.

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May 13th 2014, 4:05 PM

# Culture Clash

Ireland had a starring role on this Japanese TV show broadcast to 36 million

We’re now officially big in Japan.

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May 10th 2014, 3:29 PM

# John Perry

Watch: Minister heckled at public meeting

An angry property developer confronted Junior Minister for Small Business at a business networking meeting.

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Apr 30th 2014, 2:03 PM

# Money Laundering

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.

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Apr 8th 2014, 3:16 PM

Voices

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.

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Apr 1st 2014, 1:00 PM

# float on

Leitrim parade has two floats dedicated to local ATM robbery

Commemorating the great Tubbercurry raid of 2014.

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Mar 17th 2014, 4:56 PM

# County Highlights

7 of Leitrim's best sporting moments in 2013

A first piece of GAA silverware in nearly 20 years was the highlight of 2013.

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Dec 31st 2013, 6:00 PM

# Rescue

Five horses rescued from freezing River Shannon

A local charity has praised Leitrim Civil Defence who helped with the rescue.

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Dec 28th 2013, 2:29 PM

# Dissident Republicans

Gardaí investigating dissident republicans arrest two in David Black murder probe

The arrests were made following a number searches in Leitrim and Cavan today.

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Dec 2nd 2013, 4:33 PM

# Leitrim

Pedestrian killed by car in Leitrim

The pedestrian in her 60s was crossing a road outside Mohill when she was struck with a car.

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Nov 17th 2013, 7:57 AM

# lovely leitrim

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.

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Oct 27th 2013, 2:35 PM

# Tragedy

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.

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Oct 14th 2013, 8:35 AM

# ash dieback

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.

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Oct 7th 2013, 4:21 PM

# Aughnasheelin

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.

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Sep 16th 2013, 5:42 PM

# Donegal

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.

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Aug 25th 2013, 9:36 AM

# Green Energy

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.

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Aug 12th 2013, 1:58 PM

# In Pictures

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”.

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Aug 12th 2013, 8:58 AM

# rescue 118

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.

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Aug 8th 2013, 5:08 PM