In this trip Down Memory Lane, we return to a momentous weekend a decade ago as Longford's St Mel's Cathedral reopened to public following the devastating fire of 2009 and Christmas Day Mass was broadcast live from St Mel's on RTE television. We hope you enjoy this gallery of pictures from 2014, captured through the lens of local photographer Shelley Corcoran.

placeholder image — In this trip Down Memory Lane, we return to a momentous weekend a decade ago as Longford's St Mel's Cathedral reopened to public following the devastating fire of 2009 and Christmas Day Mass was broadcast live from St Mel's on RTE television. We hope you enjoy this gallery of pictures from 2014, captured through the lens of local photographer Shelley Corcoran.

PICTURES | Memorable day for Longford parishioners as Christmas Day Mass broadcast live from St Mel's Cathedral on RTE television

By Longford Leader Reporter

Published 25th Dec 2024, 10:00 BST

Eyes of the nation on Longford on Christmas Day 2014

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Caption: Peter Farrell and Jamie Matthews

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Caption: A TV camera operator in St Mel's Cathedral on Christmas Day 2014

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Caption: Carmel Gearty, Mary McGuinness and Mary Farrell

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Caption: Mass was broadcast on RTE television from the magnificently restored and rebuilt St Mel's Cathedral, Longford on Christmas Day 2014, five years after a devastating destroyed the building

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PICTURES | Memorable day for Longford parishioners as Christmas Day Mass broadcast live from St Mel's Cathedral on RTE television

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