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Jacinta takes home Longford All Star Karaoke trophy

Local musical talent was on show on Friday night when Longford Variety Group presented 'All Star Karaoke'. Ten talented performers wowed the audience before the overall winner, Jacinta McNamara Baxter, was selected. Jacinta's rendition of Tina ...

21 Aug 2022 at 10:00

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Longford's Backstage to roll out red carpet for The Chief

... one of Ireland’s leading theatre companies, The Chief will be a homecoming two decades in the making for a former BACKSTAGE YOUTH THEATRE member Liam Heslin. Set against the backdrop of the Irish Civil War, it focuses on the problems facing Collins and the...

21 Sept 2022 at 19:00

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Longford Lives: ‘Always follow your heart; you never know when that lucky break might come along’ says actress Lorna Quinn

There are many challenges to an acting career - the uncertainty and lack of routine for starters. But for Longford native, Lorna Quinn, it has been a very enjoyable and rewarding journey so far. The daughter of Frank and Rheda Quinn, Lorna ...

17 Mar 2022 at 08:00

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Abundance of seasonal treats on offer from Longford's Backstage Theatre

...by handing the microphone over to a tree to hear what it has to say. Both Luke and Liam Heslin are former members of BACKSTAGE YOUTH THEATRE who have gone on to pave successful careers in the arts. This year the current BYT members are teaming up with...

04 Sept 2022 at 10:00

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Tempest storms into Backstage tonight

All systems are go for BACKSTAGE YOUTH THEATRE as they present an innovative and exciting production under the guidance of a professional director. Director Andy Crook has returned to work with BACKSTAGE YOUTH THEATRE on a new play based on The Tempest by William...

07 Oct 2022 at 13:10

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Longford Theatre: All hail The Chief

It's a homecoming two decades in the making. Former alumni of the BACKSTAGE YOUTH THEATRE Liam Heslin returns to the Farneyhoogan venue as a cast member of The Chief next month. Since completing his training at the Lir Academy, Liam has assembled an impressive...

29 Aug 2022 at 11:00

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Introducing Peter the Great!

Over the last two decades the group has entertained thousands and given voice to countless young actors. The shows have been magnificent, technicolour, imaginative extravaganzas with the emphasis on audience engagement. The performances ...

17 Dec 2022 at 08:03

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Feast of theatrical treats from Longford’s future stars at Backstage Theatre

Backstage Theatre is thrilled to be back working with the wonderful BACKSTAGE YOUTH THEATRE on their 2021 production. Every year Backstage teams the members of BYT up with a professional director who works with the young actors throughout the months of August...

24 Sept 2021 at 20:30

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Longford filmmakers win award for best film project at Galway Film Fleadh

‘Lakelands’, an upcoming feature film written, produced and directed by Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, has been awarded the Bankside Marketplace Award at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh. The award is in recognition of the best ...

03 Aug 2021 at 08:00

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Music Generation adds Longford School of Rock to its programme

From September 2021, Shane will be stepping down from his role as director to facilitate MGLongford to further develop the school into its broader programme of music opportunities for children and young people. Music Generation ...

12 Sept 2021 at 09:00

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Full text of open letter to the Minister of Justice Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris from the people of Longford

Following a resurgence of criminally violent acts in Longford in the last three months, it is long overdue for this sort of crime, which is hugely contributing to Longford’s reputational damage, to be halted. The general ...

27 Apr 2022 at 19:00

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Longford's Backstage Theatre Group set to stage Sive

“There is a frightful curam of us in my father's house with nothing but a sciath of spuds on the floor to fill us,” Thomasheen the matchmaker reviews a childhood of poverty in John B Keane's Sive. It's one throwaway ...

21 Mar 2023 at 17:00

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