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Harp sculpture in Granard destroyed after crash

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Harp sculpture in Granard destroyed after crash

The silver harp sculpture that was visible just outside the town of Granard on the Edgeworthstown road was destroyed recently after a van crashed into it. The feature which depicts the north Longford town’s harp festival tradition ...

16 Feb 2017 at 10:00

Granard's Sacred Heart Primary School opens new extension

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Granard's Sacred Heart Primary School opens new extension

This is the school's second new extension in eleven years, and its opening was celebrated with a mass earlier this morning, followed by a celebration for the children, with a range of food and entertainment. For more on this story, see next ...

22 Sept 2017 at 14:38

No show like a Granard Show

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No show like a Granard Show

There is also €100 for Champion of Commercial Cattle; €100 for Champion Brood Mare & Foal; €100 for Champion Young Horse and €100 for Champion Sheep of the show. Meanwhile, the Horse Classes includes mares, half-bred brood mare with foal ...

15 Jul 2017 at 09:00

SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017: Granard must voice concerns with Longford County Council regarding non fulfillment of regeneration commitment

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SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017: Granard must voice concerns with Longford County Council regarding non fulfillment of regeneration commitment

Here's what the SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017 adjudicators had to say about Granard and above are the marks Granard received. Community Involvement & Planning / Rannpháirtíocht an Phobail & Pleanáil: ...

09 Oct 2017 at 14:00

CE workers behind Granard's buttermarket revamp

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CE workers behind Granard's buttermarket revamp

Community employment scheme workers, together with their supervisor Joe Murphy helped set the project's wheel's in motion by doing the initial clean up of the site a number of years ago. Other works carried out by the ...

14 Oct 2017 at 16:00

Sponsors help secure Granard Show success

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Sponsors help secure Granard Show success

The event has a new chairman in situ this year, well known Granard town native Gerry Tully. He says the show will be a great day out for all the family and is one that continues to build momentum ...

12 Jul 2017 at 13:00

Crowds line out for hugely successful Granard Show

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Crowds line out for hugely successful Granard Show

The rain held off for the best part of the day and while the sky remained cloudy for the most part, rays of sunshine did burst through as the crowds descended on the north Longford town throughout the day. ...

20 Jul 2017 at 13:00

Probe into cause of Granard fire underway

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Probe into cause of Granard fire underway

Emergency services were called to deal with a blaze at the rear of Kane's Garage shortly after lunchtime. It's believed a quantity of tyres caught fire with some damage also being reported to a small ...

13 Jul 2017 at 18:25

High definition CCTV system could drastically decrease crime in Granard Municipal District, council hears

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High definition CCTV system could drastically decrease crime in Granard Municipal District, council hears

Peter Moran of Moran CCTV in Dundalk, and Granard-based company Airsynergy each gave presentations that left councillors in deep discussion about the effectiveness of the new ...

27 Sept 2017 at 15:20

Show day always a great day for Granard

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Show day always a great day for Granard

Cllr Reilly has been attending Granard Agricultural Show since he was a gassun, but his attendance this year will be made all the more special as he begins his new term in ...

14 Jul 2017 at 13:00

Late Phil Smyth served the town of Granard with distinction

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Late Phil Smyth served the town of Granard with distinction

For the best part of fifty years he ran the landmark Smyth’s Bros bar on Main Street until his retirement from the licenced trade in the late 1990s. A quiet spoken and easy going man, ...

02 Aug 2017 at 11:31

On yer bike for Granard Cycle Against Suicide

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On yer bike for Granard Cycle Against Suicide

On April 27, Cycle Against Suicide 2017 will pass through Granard. Community groups, families and schoolchildren from Mullinalaghta to Longford town and from ...

10 Apr 2017 at 13:00

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