Stella Gordon

1 week ago | leitrimobserver.ie | Stella Gordon

Cllr Des Guckian urged that engineers be tasked with identifying roads requiring lay-bys in the Carrick Municipal District, with the aim of having them constructed this year.

1 week ago | leitrimobserver.ie | Stella Gordon

Calls were raised once again on the issue of addressing ash dieback, which has impacted ash trees in Leitrim for over 10 years and has significantly spread throughout the county and country. Ash dieback, a fungal disease affecting ash trees, was first identified in Leitrim in 2012 and has rapidly spread across Ireland, expected to kill most ash trees within the next 20 years.

1 week ago | leitrimobserver.ie | Stella Gordon

Cllr Paddy Farrell urged Leitrim County Council to make contact with Iarnród Éireann to push for upgrades at Carrick-on-Shannon station.

1 week ago | leitrimobserver.ie | Stella Gordon

Cllr Sean McGowan raised the issue of Cnoc na Gréine estate at a meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon MD, where he highlighted that out of the ten 10 streetlights in the estate, only two are functional.

2 weeks ago | leitrimobserver.ie | Stella Gordon

A couple from Kinlough are enduring a heartbreaking experience that no parent should ever have to face. Joe and Clare’s baby boy, Oscar, is currently in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Crumlin Children’s Hospital, battling a rare and life-threatening condition called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). Clare learned of Oscar’s condition during her 18 week scan. She had to travel alone to Belgium for fetal surgery, without financial support for accommodation and daily expenses.