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Leitrim County Council have been encouraged to explore the option of service sites to alleviate the housing issues in the county.
It has come to light that a new house has not been built in Kiltyclogher in the last 20 years.
New builds are currently being held up in Leitrim due to a number of factors, with issues relating to houses connecting to wastewater treatment plans recently coming to the fore.
Fine Gael councillor, Sean McDermott, feels that the use of service sites could go a long way towards solving the problem.

The National Party has announced their European election candidate for the Midlands-North West constituency.
James Reynolds, leader of the National Party, will be stepping forward for the elections on June 7th. There will be 14 seats up for grabs in Ireland, which is one more than in the last elections in 2019.
Mr Reynolds said that his priorities will be to put the interests of Irish people first, over that of Europe.

Although the hospital has not opened to full capacity yet, local Fine Gael councillor, Barry Sweeny, says it's a momentous day for the region.
 

Local Link have been urged to restore the 981 bus route to its original route as soon as possible.
The service runs from Coolaney to Sligo town, and passes through Collooney and Ballisodare, but recent roadworks mean that the bus currently avoids going into Collooney village altogether.
Passengers now have to walk out of Collooney to the bus stop at Quigley's pub in order to catch the bus.
Local Sinn Fein councillor Thomas Healy has written to Local Link on the matter, and is hopeful that the issue can be resolved soon.
 

Calls have been made for a much stronger clampdown on rural crime.
Donegal Fianna Fáil Senator, and European election candidate, Niall Blaney, says there needs to be an "all-out" action plan to decrease crime levels in rural areas.
He feels that stronger penalties needs to be imposed, and feels that the Garda commissioner needs to take more responsibility.
Senator Blaney also called for more Gardaí to be out on the beat in order to combat the issue.

The St Vincent De Paul shop on Harmony Hill in Sligo will close its doors today for the final time.
This is another hit to services in the local community, following the recent closure of the North West Simon Community's premises.
It's confirmed that the shop fails to make the surplus required in order to maintain its operation.
Mairead McGurren, the North-West President of St Vincent De Paul, said that the charity's services will not be reduced and visitation work will continue.