Leitrim councillors back call for support for local media Reporter: '); Leitrim County Councillors have unanimously backed a resolution calling for support for local newspapers. In correspondence Leitrim County Council received a copy of a resolution passed by Tipperary County Council last month. In that Tipperary County Council “called on the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin TD, to consider providing extra supports to regional newspapers who provide an essential support to many communities including Co Leitrim during the Covid pandemic”. Highlighting the correspondence, Cllr Enda McGloin proposed that Leitrim support a similar resolution be passed by Leitrim County Council.