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Fianna Fáil’s Padraig Loughrey resigns from Longford County Council with immediate effect

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Fianna Fáil’s Padraig Loughrey resigns from Longford County Council with immediate effect

Highly regarded Fianna Fáil councillor Padraig Loughrey has this morning made the shock announcement that he is resigning as an elected member of Longford County Council with immediate effect. In a very brief letter of resignation, Cllr Loughrey ...

22 Oct 2017 at 13:30

Talented milliner to give hat making workshop at Longford's Aisling Festival

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Talented milliner to give hat making workshop at Longford's Aisling Festival

Wendy was born in the United Kingdom but is now situated outside of Newtown Forbes. Wendy is an immensely talented milliner who has made a career for herself selling fabulous women’s hats of her own design. She has prior experience with the ...

22 Oct 2017 at 13:00

'Killoe €20k Drop' promises to be fun-filled event

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'Killoe €20k Drop' promises to be fun-filled event

The ‘€20k Drop’ is run nationwide by Pallas Marketing and is similar to the TV show which started out as ‘The Million Pound Drop’ and was subsequently rebranded ‘The 100k Drop’. The ‘Killoe €20k Drop’ was launched on Tuesday, October 10 in ...

22 Oct 2017 at 10:00

Appointment of Longford's county architect is 'game-changing'

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Appointment of Longford's county architect is 'game-changing'

Longford County Council can now call upon an in-house architect, news which has been described as a “game changer” for the county. Locally elected members learned of the appointment of Richard Smith at last week's monthly meeting. Cllr ...

22 Oct 2017 at 09:00

Legal cloud hangs over Longford wind turbine changes

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Legal cloud hangs over Longford wind turbine changes

The local authority unanimously approved a move back in May to ensure any future turbines erected in the county must be at least ten times the tip height from residential homes. However, in a circular which was read out at last ...

22 Oct 2017 at 09:00

#Watch: Ruth McGarry-Quinn reveals that 3,155 young Longford people are registered with Attic House project

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#Watch: Ruth McGarry-Quinn reveals that 3,155 young Longford people are registered with Attic House project

Ruth McGarry-Quinn was one of the ten people honoured at the recent Midlands Simon Community Longford People of the Year Awards 2017, in association with Kiernan Structural Steel Limited and the Longford Leader, and in ...

21 Oct 2017 at 20:18

Weather Alert: Gusts of 110 kph possible in #Longford as #StormBrian hits midlands

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Weather Alert: Gusts of 110 kph possible in #Longford as #StormBrian hits midlands

Limerick city was hit by flooding as the centre of Storm Brian barrelled across Longford and other parts of the midlands on Saturday morning. With weather warnings in place for the entire country, the storm centre ...

21 Oct 2017 at 11:41

Rail chaos looms - #Longford commuters face serious disruption as strike dates announced

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Rail chaos looms - #Longford commuters face serious disruption as strike dates announced

Thousands of Longford rail commuters are facing weeks of rail travel chaos after Irish Rail trade unions voted to strike. The Unions Group today announced five days of 24-hour work stoppages. These days ...

21 Oct 2017 at 00:06

Weather Alert: Heavy rain and winds to hit Longford as #StormBrian peaks

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Weather Alert: Heavy rain and winds to hit Longford as #StormBrian peaks

Heavy rain and sustained winds will hit Longford and the midlands tonight and into tomorrow morning as Storm Brian reaches its peak. A Yellow Wind warning is in operation for inland counties. Met ...

20 Oct 2017 at 23:52

'Cat'astrophe avoided as Ballymahon mechanic rescues kitten

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'Cat'astrophe avoided as Ballymahon mechanic rescues kitten

Johnny the Kitten managed to climb up into the front grille of a Kia Rio, where he remained even when the owner of the vehicle switched on the engine and started driving. However, he was soon ...

20 Oct 2017 at 18:19

Longford Leader Storm Update: Parts of Laois lose power again as #StormBrian approaches

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Longford Leader Storm Update: Parts of Laois lose power again as #StormBrian approaches

There are a number of power outages around county Laois following a wet and windy evening of Storm Brian on Thursday.  A total of 36 ESB customers are without power in Portarlington since ...

20 Oct 2017 at 13:32

Spectacular Orionid meteor shower could be visible from Longford tonight

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Spectacular Orionid meteor shower could be visible from Longford tonight

Longford stargazers will be excited to learn that dozens of shooting stars will streak across the sky tonight as the Earth passes through the debris of Halley's Comet. The Orionid meteor ...

20 Oct 2017 at 13:21

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