12/08/2020
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Directory: Longford volunteers helping their local communities during the #Covid19 pandemic
An Albanian man, who fraudulently obtained Irish citizenship by pretending to be a Kosovan refugee, has had his 18-month jail term halved
Killoe's Tom McGuireworked with some of the best known broadcasters in the country
Deaths in Longford - Tuesday, August 11, 2020
A Longford man who crashed a high powered car his father bought him after winning the lottery during a chase with gardaí has been banned from driving for four years.
A number of planning applications have been given the go-ahead
A woman has been bound to the peace for two years after “viciously” assaulting another woman inside the confines of Longford Garda Station.
Judge Seamus Hughes has told a woman if she commits any more shoplifting offences she will be sent to prison
A man told a court last week he was too drunk to remember verbally abusing a female garda
There are renewed concerns surrounding the ability of St Christopher's Services to hold onto its staff
Judge Seamus Hughes spared a man a criminal conviction after learning how he had turned his life around
Judge Seamus Hughes hit out at a man's excuse for stealing cider at last week's District Court sitting
Gerry Hagan, the Chairman of the Killoe Emmet Og club
Former Longford Town manager Neale Fenn, now in charge of Cork City with the clubs clashing in the FAI Cup this Tuesday night
Club members busy working on the new entrance to Newtown FC's home ground at Lisnabo
Eugene McCormack, the manager of the Colmcille senior football squad
A fortunate goal from Kyle Fitzmaurice (pictured) swung the game in Ballymahon's favour midway through the second half
We now have the rather farcical system where 200 is the maximum capacity in any club grounds.
Darren Gallagher, who scored 1-5 for St Mary's Granard in the draw against Dromard in the senior football championship
Longford Slashers midfielder Daire O'Brien on the ball in breaking away from Fr Manning Gaels opponent Sean Whelan. Action from the SFC Round 1 game at Allen Park. Picture: Declan Gilmore
Michael Quinn on the ball for Killoe in breaking away from Clonguish opponent Paul Barden. Action from the SFC first round game at the Monaduff grounds on Friday night Pic: Declan Gilmore
Jonathan Borland in action for Killoe against Granard opponent James Kiernan in the All County Football League Division 1 game at Higginstown on Sunday last Photo: Matt Smyth
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Gerry Hagan, the Chairman of the Killoe Emmet Og club
A Longford man who crashed a high powered car his father bought him after winning the lottery during a chase with gardaí has been banned from driving for four years.
An Albanian man, who fraudulently obtained Irish citizenship by pretending to be a Kosovan refugee, has had his 18-month jail term halved
Deaths in Longford - Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Killoe's Tom McGuireworked with some of the best known broadcasters in the country
A woman has been bound to the peace for two years after “viciously” assaulting another woman inside the confines of Longford Garda Station.
A number of planning applications have been given the go-ahead
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