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County Leitrim
is home to the Shannon-Erne Waterway - 750km of restored canal
and idyllic clear lakes in the north west of Ireland. Providing
water sport enthusiasts with a haven of sailing and cruising
barge holidays, the River Shannon is one of Ireland's premier
boating destinations.
With only a two
mile coastline on Donegal Bay, Leitrim is primarily an inland
county with a landscape of forested drumlins, waterways and
secluded glens over some 600 square miles - popular with cyclists
and hill walkers alike.
Visitors to County Leitrim can enjoy landmark attractions including
Parke's Castle, the Cavan Leitrim Steam Train Museum and the
magical Glencar Waterfall. The county also offers excellent
fishing with all year coarse angling at Lough Allen and wild
salmon and trout fishing across the north Leitrim lakes.
Derived from the Irish name, Liath Druim, meaning grey ridge,
Leitrim maintains much of its Irish heritage through traditional
music, theatre and local festivals throughout the county. Home
to over 25,000 people, Leitrim is one of Ireland's most unspoiled
and picturesque counties.
Towns in County Leitrim
Carrick-on-Shannon is the county capital. Other principle townships
are Drumshanbo, Manorhamilton, Ballinamore, Mohill and Carrigallen.
Please see the town guides for further information.
Business
Information
Agriculture in County Leitrim has embraced organic farming as
a new initiative. Rossinvar is home to the Organic Centre of
Excellence for the production of organically grown vegetables
and meat. The development of commercial forestry in County Leitrim
is moving marginal agricultural land to productive timber forests.
This move supports the already established sawmilling industry
and manufacturers of furniture and other timber products. The
US company Masonite Ireland have built their European plant
for moulded door facings near Carrick-on-Shannon over an area
of some 75 acres, thus contributing considerably to the local
Leitrim economy. Other industries in County Leitrim include
light engineering, food production and the growing sector of
IT. Several fine arts and crafts producers are found in the
north of the county
| Helpful contact details for business enquiries |
Leitrim County Enterprise Board |
Tel: (353) 078 20450 |
| Leitrim
County Council |
Tel: (353) 078 20005 |
| Enterprise
Ireland Regional Office |
Tel: (353) 071 61219 |
| IDA
Ireland Regional Office |
Tel: (353) 074 21313 |
| The
Leitrim Partnership Company |
Tel:
(353) 078 41740 |
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| Sources of finance applicable to business start
up, development and acquisition, and related agencies, are as
follows |
Credit Unions: |
Tel: (353) (0)1 490 8911 |
| National Irish Bank: |
Tel: (353) (0)1
678 5066 |
| Ulster Bank (Small Business Unit): |
Tel: (353) (0)1
677 7623 |
| Bank of Ireland Enterprise Support Unit: |
contact any
branch |
| Smurfit Job Creation Enterprise Fund |
Tel: (353) (0)1 478
4091 |
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The Dept. of
Enterprise, Trade and Employment:
TEL: (353) (0) 1 661
4444; www.irlgov.ie/entemp has extensive and
very helpful advice on all aspects of business and employment
in Ireland, including a business start up information pack
which is superbly put together and includes everything from
planning, funding, locating, employing people and development
businesses. |
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| Travel (see also town
guides) |
County
Leitrim is ideally located in the north west of Ireland. Trunk
roads pass through the county connecting Leitrim directly with
Dublin, Sligo and Belfast. Bus Eireann have an efficient service
across the county. Irish Rail operate a train service with a
link between Sligo and Dublin via Carrick-on-Shannon. County
Leitrim is served by Dublin and Belfast airports for international
flights with domestic flights available locally at both Sligo
and Knock airports. Dublin/Dun Laoghaire and Larne are the nearest
ferry ports to the county.
| Tourism, Leisure
and Accommodation |
| Please see
town guides |
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Peter Zöller 
