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Thousands of ecstatic Longford fans welcome home their heroic All-Ireland champions

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Thousands of ecstatic Longford fans welcome home their heroic All-Ireland champions

The Longford Pipe Band led the victorious team to a platform near the Longford Arms Hotel and there were unbridled scenes of joy as captain Mairead Reynolds proudly displayed the coveted silverware - The West County ...

25 Sept 2016 at 23:07

Aiming to save more lives in Longford

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Aiming to save more lives in Longford

The official launch day took place on September 8 in Newtownforbes. This is the first group of its kind to launch in Longford Town and their services extend to the surrounding areas of Longford town, including ...

17 Sept 2017 at 13:00

Longford Pop-up Charity Shop raises €4,961 for Oncology Unit in Cavan

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Longford Pop-up Charity Shop raises €4,961 for Oncology Unit in Cavan

The ladies were inspired to do something for the facility as Madeline was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Plans for the fundraising venture received a setback however when the shop unit on Ballymahon Street was broken into and much of ...

07 Oct 2017 at 10:00

Man dies in tragic Longford farm accident

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Man dies in tragic Longford farm accident

Gardai in Granard, along with the Health and Safety Authority, are investigating the accident which occurred at approximately 5.30pm.  Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident on a farm near Gelsha, Ballinalee and the male, ...

28 Sept 2016 at 21:26

Longford town cleans up in IBAL litter rankings

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Longford town cleans up in IBAL litter rankings

Both Roscommon and Longford have retained their Cleaner than European Norms designation, in 3rd and 5th spot respectively. Over 90% of rural towns surveyed were deemed clean, while Dublin, Cork and Galway city centres ...

04 Sept 2017 at 12:47

Almost 15 percent of Longford's commercial addresses lie vacant

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Almost 15 percent of Longford's commercial addresses lie vacant

28,784 of the 212,717 commercial address points in Ireland were vacant. Notwithstanding the emergence of the economic recovery since 2014, commercial vacancy rates across the 26 counties remain stubbornly high. The new research, from ...

29 Aug 2017 at 12:19

Longford District Court: Disturbed Jimmy Buckley's performance

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Longford District Court: Disturbed Jimmy Buckley's performance

Bernard McDonagh (44), 21 Ard na Cuain, Dromod, Co Leitrim appeared before Judge Seamus Hughes charged with being intoxicated in a public place at Grafton Court, Longford on June 22, 2017. He was also further ...

01 Oct 2017 at 15:00

Longford's Backstage Theatre in 'Venues Initiative'

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Longford's Backstage Theatre in 'Venues Initiative'

Two highly experienced literature curators – Dani Gill and Siobhán Kane – have been funded by Words Ireland to work closely with two regional arts centres to programme ambitious and innovative literature events for the stage....

05 Sept 2017 at 09:00

Census reveals that Longford Carers provide 59,179 hours of care per week

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Census reveals that Longford Carers provide 59,179 hours of care per week

Longford Carers provide 59,179 hours of care per week and 85.3% of Longford people are in good health. That’s according to the results of Census 2016 Profile 9 – Health, Disability and ...

02 Nov 2017 at 13:48

Ballinalee and north Longford communities shocked by death of highly respected farmer in tragic accident

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Ballinalee and north Longford communities shocked by death of highly respected farmer in tragic accident

The man, who is in his 60s, was born and reared in Gelsha, just outside the village of Ballinalee and he also worked as a bus driver.  Speaking to www.longfordleader.ie  tonight, Ballinalee-based ...

28 Sept 2016 at 22:38

€287k for Longford early years services

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€287k for Longford early years services

Funding, to the tune of €286,943 has been secured for childcare services in County Longford. Four childcare facilities were allocated funding under the Strand 1 New Places funding: ...

31 Jul 2017 at 14:00

New app to bring life to Longford's derelict buildings

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New app to bring life to Longford's derelict buildings

Longford Nua will enable local people to share stories about places in the town and make suggestions about how some of them could be reused. The aim is to encourage people to ...

06 Aug 2017 at 09:00

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