Funds of €7280.50 were donated to the Leitrim Flood Appeal by Breege Gilligan who held a dance in the Southern Hotel [...]]]>

Left to Right; Catherine Mc Niffe - Manager The Southern Hotel Sligo, Breege Gillgian - Shannon Flood Victim Relief Fund, Oonagh Hannon - Leitrim Flood Appeal, Micheal Cleary and Breege Kelly - Band

Funds of €7280.50 were donated to the Leitrim Flood Appeal by Breege Gilligan who held a dance in the Southern Hotel Sligo together with a Cake sale in her community- we would like to thank Breege for her incredible work and also all the Sponsors who provided their services for free of charge for this fundraises organized by Breege these include The Southern Hotel Sligo, Tiger Print Kanppagh Rd. Sligo and The Band Michael Cleary and Breege Kelly. Also all who donated Money, Cakes for the cake sale, Prizes for The Big Draw and all who helped sell tickets. You kindness is greatly appreciated.

A great boost was given to the appeal early last week when an anonymous donation of [...]]]> Leitrim Flood Appeal now in it’s third week are still actively fundraising and continue to accept monetary donations on their website www.leitrimfloodappeal.com and donations of furniture to its warehouse which was kindly donated by Niall McLoughlin, Carrick On Shannon.

A great boost was given to the appeal early last week when an anonymous donation of €10,000 was made by someone with close Leitrim connections living in Ireland along with numerous postal donations and sponsorships namely Area 54’s €2,000 and Tesco’s €1,000. Organisers were delighted by all the tremendous gestures of generosity as they had been left feeling discouraged after a couple of events displayed poor turnouts.

Letters of support and encouragement continue to flood (pardon the pun) the office of the appeal. Members are very anxious to distribute money but to date very few applications and nominations have been received.

The Leitrim Flood Appeal can reveal that they have already distributed €6,700 to individuals in the Leitrim Village area. They would like to encourage people at this time to nominate candidates that have been directly affected and they will do their best to distribute more funds and furniture in time for Christmas.

The Leitrim Flood Appeal would like to thank everybody for their support to date and would like at this stage to reiterate that funding will be issued on a need basis and will go directly to the families and individuals affected.

Individuals can e-mail their needs directly to leitrimfloodappeal@gmail.com or follow the e-mail link on their website www.leitrimfloodappeal.com or phone any member of the committee Maire Canning 087 612 4168, Laura Maloney 087 958 2177, Paul McCarthy 087 19370

The launch of Leitrim Flood Appeal took place in The Leitrim Marina Hotel, Leitrim Village last Saturday, Dec. 5th. The event was strongly attended by locals and well wishers nationwide.

St. Vincent de Pauls Chairperson, Micheal Duignan said “He was delighted that this appeal was formed to facilitate [...]]]>

Flooding in Carrick-on-Shannon - Photograph by David Knight

The launch of Leitrim Flood Appeal took place in The Leitrim Marina Hotel, Leitrim Village last Saturday, Dec. 5th. The event was strongly attended by locals and well wishers nationwide.

St. Vincent de Pauls Chairperson, Micheal Duignan said “He was delighted that this appeal was formed to facilitate the needs of our county at this traumatic time” and offered their assistance in any way possible.

Cllr. Enda Stenson praised the members of Leitrim Flood Appeal for their energy, enthusiasm and their capabilities to pull together this localised appeal so quickly in what is a devastating time for our county.

Secretary of the appeal Máire Canning expressed the need for people to nominate others as people are often too proud to ask for help and stressed that in no way did the charity or its members wish to allocate blame or get political. She hoped that the launch of the website would provide an informative base for our friends abroad who might like to help or donate. http://www.leitrimfloodappeal.com

Photographer and musician, David Knight was responsible for the captivating pictorial display and DVD screening of the recent flooding throughout Leitrim. Supporters expressed an element of shock and one viewer commented “that people have a tendency to forget as the flood waters recede”. David also announced that all proceeds from the sale of his featured pictures will go directly to the Leitrim Flood Appeal.

Pinch of Snuff, local traditional Irish musicians, who have supported the appeal from the onset stated that “everybody should pull together at this time and that the success of the appeal would depend on everybody spreading the word and supporting Leitrim Flood Appeal’s upcoming events where possible”.

Members of the committee were available all night to answer questions, accept further donations, enlist volunteers and meet with people whose homes were damaged and also ensured that they will start delivering funds before Christmas on a need basis.

Chairman of Leitrim County Council, Thomas Mulligan, who had meet with President Mary McAleese earlier that day said “President McAleese had full praise for all fundraising and charity organisations at this crucial time and in particular The Leitrim Flood Appeal”

Significant donations were received from The North West Vintage and Heritage Club represented by Frank McGowan, Fergus Mayo and Hughie Guighan. The club members felt it was extremely important for them to be represented that night as they felt it would encourage other clubs and organisations to fundraise and donate proceeds to this appeal. The South Leitrim Harriers representative Sharon Garland also made a significant donation and wished the appeal continued success and support.

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Saturday 5th December Leitrim Marina Hotel, Leitrim Village, Co. Leitrim. 9pm

The official launch of Leitrim Flood Appeal will take place in Leitrim Marina Hotel, Saturday, 5th December @ 9pm.

Recent events in our county have devastated families, businesses and farmers alike with the worst flooding we have seen in over 100 years. A group [...]]]>

Carrick-on-Shannon Floods

Saturday 5th December
Leitrim Marina Hotel, Leitrim Village, Co. Leitrim. 9pm

The official launch of Leitrim Flood Appeal will take place in Leitrim Marina Hotel, Saturday, 5th December @ 9pm.

Recent events in our county have devastated families, businesses and farmers alike with the worst flooding we have seen in over 100 years.
A group of concerned members of the community have set up a fund to help the people that are most in need. This fund is to help defray costs incurred in re-housing, cleanup etc. and will be made available for both families and individuals that have been affected and are struggling to cope, recover and get their lives back to some sort of normality.

“We have seen the businesses we work in devastated with both employers and employees severely affected due to loss of income. It made us think about what if it had been ‘my home’ and in talking we decided to take some positive action. We realise that this is a difficult time for families with Christmas around the corner and many families are experiencing emotional upheaval and displacement due to loss of their homes and treasured possessions” said the Fund organisers.

The appeal kicked off to a great start last Sunday with a bucket collection at the Charlois Bull Sale in Carrick-on-Shannon and a street collection where just under €2,500 was raised. Many thanks to all who contributed!