The funding can be used to develop the likes of walkways, parking facilities and improve accessibility.

Residents had previously staged a protest in the Leitrim village last month, with the Department of Integration at the time delaying the move.

The village had seen protests and blockades in recent weeks with locals highlighting an existing lack of services in the region and worries over the housing of 75 men locally.

It comes after protests had been held in Dromahair over the weekend due to the proposed housing of asylum seekers in the town.

Garda in Leitrim have confirmed that they are carrying out inquiries into reports of public roads being blocked as part of the demonstration.

O'Rourke's Table, just outside Dromahair, offers incredible views of Lough Gill, Parkes Castle and Sligo Bay.

Leitrim's 'Health is Wealth' is the brainchild of Hubert McHugh a former 'Leitrim Person of the Year'.

This single car collision happened at Fivemilebourne near Dromahair shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.