Looking back at September 2022

World record breaker, Ricki Wynne, said he was “blown away” after he received a special presentation from Leitrim County Council in honour of his sporting achievements,
The Drumshanbo athlete was joined by his wife Triona at the September meeting of the County Council in the Bush Hotel on Monday, September 5.
Making the presentation to Ricki, Cathaoirleach Cllr Ita Reynolds-Flynn described the endurance athlete's record breaking achievement in June this year where he completed 15 ascents and descents of Croagh Patrick in 24 hours.
“To put this in context, the tallest mountain on earth, Mount Everest, is 8,850m tall. So it's fair to say that Ricki climbed the equivalent of Mt Everest one and a half times - in 24 hours”.
Mohill Horse Fair, one of the oldest fairs in Ireland with records dating back to 1620, found itself on its last legs after a plea to Leitrim County Council for help with insurance was denied.
Cllr Thomas Mulligan, one of the organisers of the social and cultural one-day event, asked the local authority at the Carrick Municipal District meeting to include insurance cover for the festival as part of its corporate insurance.
Leitrim County Council said, however, it was “not in a position to provide insurance cover to any event which is outside the control and responsibility of the Council.”

Martin McHugh pictured at the launch of his autobiography ‘Born to Save’ with author Jason Byrne in The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon on Sunday, September 11. 

Stark warnings were issued this month about the future of businesses in the county and the potential of civil unrest nationally unless the Government stepped in to stop escalating electricity costs.
On September 19, the Vintner’s Federation of Ireland (VFI) warned that Leitrim pubs “require urgent and substantive energy supports” if they were to continue to remain open.
On the same day, at Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting, local councillor and publican, Felim Gurn, warned that unless there is “serious work” to address the cost of electricity for pubs and restaurants “you won’t see any open after 6pm.”
The owner of the Woodview Inn in Dromahair vowed to “get up and running again” following a devastating fire at the premises on Saturday, September 24.
Joe Fowley was on holiday overseas when he got a call about the fire.
The family had been just short of 50 years open and Joe said they were “still in shock” following the news but that he, his wife Olive, and their family would like to thank the fire service and gardai who arrived on the scene following the outbreak of the fire. They also paid tribute to the Dromahair community who rallied to support them following the fire.