Confirmed Results of the Leitrim Primary Schools  Sports Hall Athletics Finals organised by Leitrim Sports Partnership and Leitrim County Board AAI in Ballinamore on Teesday February 28th-

3/4 Girls

1 GAEL SCOIL  138 pts, 2 St Manachan’s 134 pts, 3 St Clare’s 105 pts, 4 Drumcong A  100 pts, 5 St Patrick’s, Drumshanbo  82 pts, 6  Aughavas  63 pts, 7 Drumcong B   48 pts

3/4 Boys

1  GAEL SCOIL  108 pts, 2 St Patrick’s, Ballinamore 86 pts, 3 St Manachan’s 78 pts, 4 Aughavas N S 54 pts, 5 St Bridget’s, Drumcong  34 pts

5/6 Girls

1 SCOIL BHRID NAOFA, BALLINAMORE 123 pts, 2 St Manachan’s, Mohill 86 pts, 3 Gaelscoil Liathroma 85 pts, 4 Diffreen N S  82 pts, 5 Aughavas N S  75 pts, 6 Drumcong N S 63 pts

5/6 Boys

1  ST MANACHAN’S 119 pts, 2  St Caillins, Fenagh 107 pts, 3 Gaelscoil  73 pts, 4 Aughavas N S 70 pts, 5  Drumcong N S  69 pts, 6  St Clare’s, Manorhamilton 66 pts

The winning school in each catagory qualifies to represent Leitrim in the All Ireland Pre Qualifying event in Athlone IT on Thursday March 15th.

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The Gillaroo Project is organising a series of discussions on tracing the farming and rural past. John Cunnigham will be hosting the next two sessions. The first will take place in The New Ballagh Centre, Rossinver on Monday 20th of February at 8pm. The topic for this discussion will be social life in rural areas in times gone by.The second discussion will take place on Monday 27th Febuary at 8pm in the Kiltyclogher Community Centre. The topic for this discussion will be smuggling along border areas in times gone by. All are welcome so please come along and bring a friend! For further information please contact Dolores at 0035386 7806957. This project is funded by the International Fund for Ireland.

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The Gillaroo IFI Project
‘Searching for your family history in North Leitrim and West Fermanagh’
Frank McHugh, Family History Research

Wednesday sessions will take place at St. Mary’s Secondary School, Brollagh from 7.30pm to 9.30pm

Wednesday 7th March 2012
The importance of Birth, Marriages and Deaths
Using Administrative Divisions
How to fill out a Family Tree

Wednesday 14th March 2012
Using Census Material to find your ancestors

Wednesday 21st March 2012
Using Griffiths Valuation and Census substitutes
Finding records for your local area

Wednesday 28th March 2012
Using Church Records to find your family

Saturday 31st March 2012 – Meet at 1pm
Visiting Graveyards to find family history information

Wednesday 11th April 2012 – Trip to Belfast
Research visit to GRONI and PRONI.
We will leave North Leitrim / West Fermanagh at 8am and return at approximately 9pm.

Wednesday 18th April 2012
Using free online resources
Breaking down your brick walls
Using Genealogy software and recording the source of your information

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Using commercial online resources
Finding your family’s military history and your migrant ancestors
Using local newspapers

Week beginning Monday 14th May 2012
Visits to local libraries – Ballinamore and Enniskillen
What family history records are available?

Wednesday 30th May 2012
What are the origins of your surname?
Sharing of family history research

Tuesday 5th June 2012 – Trip to Dublin
Research visit to General Register Office Research Room and National Archives.
We will leave North Leitrim / West Fermanagh at 7.30am and return at approximately 10pm.

Leitrim athletes won two medals at the AVIVA Connacht Schools Cross Country Championships held in wet and heavy conditions at St Mary’s College, Galway, yesterday.  Dearbhaile Beirne of Mohill Community College won the Minor Girls Title and Eilish O Dowd of Ballinamore Post Primary School was runner up in the Junior Girls Championship. Other Leitrim athletes to qualify for the All Ireland at the same venue on Saturday March 10th were Ryan O Rourke of Ballinamore PPS who finished tenth in the Junior Boys race, Elise Bruen of Carrick on Shannon Community School who finished thirteenth in the Minor Girls race, Martin Feeney of St Clare’s, Manorhamilton, who finished fourteenth in the Junior Boys race and Joanne Feeney of St Clare’s who was also fourteenth in the Senior Girls’ race.

Written Answers- Court Accommodation

Thursday 15 December 2011

257   Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of allocations from the funds available to his Department towards the refurbishment of the courthouse, a listed building in Ballinamore, County Leitrim, over the past ten years; the expenditure to date from such allocations; the amount left unspent; the reason such moneys were left unspent and by whom such a decision was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. (40757/11)

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter)  Under the provisions of the Courts Services Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service.  The Act provided that the Service is independent in the performance of it’s functions, including the maintenance and provision of courthouse facilities. In order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that between 2008 and 2010 a total of €232,616. 09 was spent on architectural, engineering and quantity surveying  services appointed by the Office of Public Works relating to preparatory work carried out between 2008 and 2009 for the proposed refurbishment of Ballinamore courthouse.However, given that work resulted in an estimated refurbishment cost of €2.5 million and in the context of reduced capital funding allocations, I am informed that the Courts Service decided in November 2009 not to proceed with the project. I am informed that no further funding was allocated and no moneys remain unspent and this remains the position in the light of the current economic circumstances. It is regrettable that this expenditure did not lead to a refurbishment but the Deputy will appreciate that quite extensive preliminary work is essential in preparing for capital projects. The Courts Service Board subsequently decided in 2010 to amalgamate the District Court area of Ballinamore with Carrick on Shannon and therefore the court no longer sits in Ballinamore. I should add that a new courthouse was provided in Carrick on Shannon in 1998 at a cost of €1.98 million.