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Councillor welcomes
changes to LEADER
programme funding

Councillor John Browne has welcomed the announcent on the changes to the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme. Last week, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Governement, Phil Hogan announced an increased ...

06 May 2012 at 11:04

Business

Public to be briefed on RDP

A series of public meetings is to take place over the coming weeks to inform the wider public of the estimated €7.5m Longford looks set to receive under a new Rural Development Programme. More than €220m has been allocated to ...

10 Sept 2015 at 13:30

Business

Hogan hits out at LCRL spend

Department of Environment officials have urged Longford Community Resources to spend over €4m in Leader funding still to be paid out under the Rural Development Programme (RDP). It comes after figures released by the ...

12 Jul 2013 at 12:00

Business

IFA calls for ‘strong’ and ‘robust’ RDP

IFA President John Bryan said that the Government must deliver a strong and robust Rural Development Programme (RDP), within the next seven years. “Recent cutbacks had a severe impact on farmers and the rural ...

12 Dec 2013 at 11:45

Hill Farmers Association meets MEP in Longford

Local news

Hill Farmers Association meets MEP in Longford

Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, has confirmed in a letter to Mairead McGuinness MEP that membership of the Monitoring Committee for Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 to 2020 for the Irish ...

08 Apr 2017 at 21:54

Local news

€7.6 million LEADER fund for Longford

The Government has allocated €7.6 million to County Longford for the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme. Welcoming the announcement, Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath, James Bannon said: ...

11 Mar 2015 at 13:00

‘Take a minute, change a life’ on World Suicide Prevention Day 2017

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‘Take a minute, change a life’ on World Suicide Prevention Day 2017

Unfortunately, every year more than 800,000 people throughout the world die by suicide and up to 25 times as many make a suicide attempt. The theme this year for World Suicide Prevention Day 2017 is ‘Take a minute, ...

09 Sept 2017 at 22:11

Hold up in LEADER scheme forces Longford Chamber of Commerce to shelve expo

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Hold up in LEADER scheme forces Longford Chamber of Commerce to shelve expo

A local business group has been forced to postpone a major exhibition earmarked for Longford town because of delays with the rollout of the Rural Development/LEADER programme. Longford Chamber of Commerce had ...

30 Jun 2016 at 18:00

Setback for Aisling Children's Arts Festival as funding is cut

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Setback for Aisling Children's Arts Festival as funding is cut

The Aisling Children's Arts Festival is facing a funding shortfall of almost 50 per cent after its application for funding from the Arts Council was turned down. Last year the festival received €5,550 from ...

04 Jun 2016 at 09:00

New Local Culture Plan will help to drive creativity in Longford

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New Local Culture Plan will help to drive creativity in Longford

Both documents will be officially launched by Her Grace, Sacha, the Duchess of Abercorn and Longford County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Mick Cahill. Highlights from the Longford Culture Plan include…. * ...

12 Jun 2017 at 16:28

Longford Community Groups invited to apply for supports from GIY Cottage Market initiative

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Longford Community Groups invited to apply for supports from GIY Cottage Market initiative

Activity partners Ulster Bank & The Ireland Funds are set to support the initiative across the country to the tune of €65,000 over the next two years with GIY aiming to put home-made, home-grown food ...

22 Feb 2017 at 14:01

Ballyleague leads way with new facility

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Ballyleague leads way with new facility

Current and future generations of pupils from Ballyleague national School are set to enjoy the benefits of being a part of one of the first local primary education centres in the midlands, to ...

23 May 2016 at 19:00

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