Leitrim County Council have called on Irish Rail to reopen the rail line from Collooney to Claremorris.

It follows Mayo and Galway County Councils asking the local authority in Sligo to challenge the decision to lease the line for use as a greenway.

Sligo County Council are set to debate the topic at a meeting next Monday.

Leitrim Councillor Sean McGowan, who is a former Irish Rail employee, says a Greenway being laid on the line would spell the end of the rail project:

Leitrim County Council have called on Irish Rail to reopen the rail line from Collooney to Claremorris.
It follows Mayo and Galway County Councils asking the local authority in Sligo to challenge the decision to lease the line for use as a greenway.
Sligo County Council are set to debate the topic at a meeting next Monday.
Leitrim Councillor Sean McGowan, who is a former Irish Rail employee, says a Greenway being laid on the line would spell the end of the rail project:

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.