Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: Gallagher is Longford’s leading light

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Darren Gallagher is a key player for Longford, says Mattie Fox

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Longford travelled to Páirc Esler, Newry, a fine grounds and a good atmosphere prevailed with a sizable Longford following which was nice to witness.

The stand was comfortable and compact, and being on the East coast the weather was kind.

There wasn’t a lot between the sides, but Down penetrated the Longford defence a number of times.
Longford needs to strengthen areas of the back line.

Nonetheless, the visitors gave a very honest and hard working performance, but maybe lucky not to concede more goals.

Yet, unless the ball ends up in the net, there’s no score!

Darren Gallagher (0-5) was once again Longford’s leading player, with Paddy Collum sparkling with one great save and scoring (0-2), Liam Connerton (1-1) and Dessie Reynolds showing well.

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GALLERY | RTÉ's Nationwide goes all along the banks of Royal Canal from Clondra in Longford to Dublin's Spencer Dock

RTÉ Nationwide presenters Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh and Anne Cassin

All next week on RTÉ Nationwide, presenters Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh take a journey along the Royal Canal, all 146 kilometers of it, stretching from Spencer Dock in Dublin all the way to Clondra, Co Longford. 


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Beginning at opposite ends, Anne Cassin starts her journey in Dublin, heading west, and it’s all aboard in Clondra for Bláthnaid NíChofaigh, going east towards Mullingar where the two presenters meet.


All along the way, presenters Anne and Bláthnaid will meet the communities for whom the canal is of great importance. 

Anne takes a barge trip from Dublin through the unique landscape of the Deep Sinking, to Leixlip, and rambles on to Maynooth, where the Royal Canal greenway begins. From there she visits an art gallery in Kilcock, she runs with Na Fianna running club in Enfield and meets some canoeists at Ribbontail. 

While all that is going on, Bláthnaid goes to Strokestown House and learns about the National Famine Way, she visits the Tidy Towns winning village of Abbeyshrule, joins a rambling group in Ballynacargy and meets Clare Crinnigan, who was born in a lock house on the canal. 

Nationwide all next week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7PM on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.


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