The party chose one candidate at a selection convention last month, when Sligo-based TD Frank Feighan beat former junior minister John Perry.

It was the seventh highest in Ireland last year - despite the fact the county is the least populated.

It is with great sadness that Connacht GAA has learned of the passing of John O'Mahony of Ballaghaderreen GAA Club.

Leitrim is the county with the most forestry cover in Ireland, with 20 per cent of the county covered in trees.

This morning's drill will see Leitrim County Council, the Fire Service, the Ambulance Service, HSE and An Garda Síochána gather in Carrick on Shannon.

The funds have been ring fenced to construct a containment structure with a headwall and a removal weir.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a residence in Drumsna at around 10 pm yesterday evening.

Goldpine Partnership are seeking to the develop ground floor units with a total area of 1,348 metres squared, which can be divided into between two and seven units, at a site adjacent to Flynn's Field car park.