A Leitrim Councillor says has backed calls for more long term planning to tackle the problem of water shortages.

A nationwide hosepipe ban in place since late last month and although it's being lifted locally tomorrow the ban has been extended in 13 counties, with Uisce Eireann claiming that the supplies need more time to recover.

Leitrim Councillor Padraig Fallon says the excuse of putting water outages down to outdated infrastructure is not always accurate as many area locally that have only been able to avail of the service in recent years have also experienced disruption.

A Leitrim Councillor says has backed calls for more long term planning to tackle the problem of water shortages.
A nationwide hosepipe ban in place since late last month and although it's being lifted locally tomorrow the ban has been extended in 13 counties, with Uisce Eireann claiming that the supplies need more time to recover.
Leitrim Councillor Padraig Fallon says the excuse of putting water outages down to outdated infrastructure is not always accurate as many area locally that have only been able to avail of the service in recent years have also experienced disruption.

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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.

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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.