Last Friday a stand-off, lasting almost three hours, developed after traders prevented the installation of bollards at 6pm as part of the Council's car free zone plans

The town centre will now go car-free from 1pm on Saturday until 8am Monday morning.

Traffic wont be allowed to drive through a significant section of main street in Carrick-on-Shannon from 6' o clock this Friday evening until 8 o'clock next Monday morning

The pedestrianisation plans will be delayed as Leitrim County Council are to further consider the plans

The proposed routes for a by-pass of Carrick-on-Shannon have led to widespread concern among communities living on the outskirts of the county town and beyond

Leitrim County Council is urging people to have their say from today on the online survey.

Several large scale funerals in the area resulted in a significant expenditure of garda resources, according to a senior Garda.

The body was discovered after 10am this monring at the very popular chapel in Carrick-on-Shannon