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Reilly lauds merits of north Longford water upgrade

...extensive works on a section of the Creevy water line in Granard. “This is especially good news for the residents of BALLYWILLAN as well as Creevy Upper and Lower,” he said. Cllr Reilly said while the exact cost of the project was undisclosed, its...

12 Mar 2022 at 08:00

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Longford crowds savour delights of Granard Easter Parade

...things out here,” shouted Cllr McGovern, to the amusement of those watching on. Those sentiments certainly weren’t lost on BALLYWILLAN man Pat Fox, who said: “It’s a great day out and the weather has been kind to us so far. “There has been a huge amount of...

14 Apr 2023 at 10:00

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Longford Circuit Court: Suspended sentence activated for banned driver

...in custody. Denise Curran, (38), of 14 An Rath Beg, Abbeylara, Longford was convicted of a number of driving offences at BALLYWILLAN, Granard, Longford on December 17, 2016 in Longford Circuit Court in 2017. The defendant returned before the Easter sitting...

18 Jun 2023 at 07:02

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Granard councillor calls for repairs to Ballywillan bridge

Granard councillors have called for repairs of the county bridge at BALLYWILLAN on both the Longford and Cavan sides. Cllr Turlough McGovern raised the issue at last week’s meeting of Granard Municipal District. “It’s a major bridge and it wouldn’t take a lot...

04 Dec 2020 at 13:00

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Calls for upgrades to water mains in Granard district

...PJ Reilly has called on Longford County Council to write to Irish Water to request funding to replace the Water Line at BALLYWILLAN/Creevy. At a recent meeting of Granard Municipal District, councillors agreed that a letter sould be written to Irish Water...

18 Jun 2021 at 08:00

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Granard's memory man Jimmy Donoghue recalls 100 years of history in north Longford town

...the 'Tan War'. “Collins too was travelling to and from Granard around that time,” adds Jimmy. “He was arriving by train at BALLYWILLAN Station and being driven back to Granard by Larry Kiernan,” says Jimmy. “Collins was brought to Granard initially by a first...

21 Dec 2018 at 14:10

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INQUA delegates receive warm welcome to Longford

They visited the site of the Discovery Programme excavations at Lough Kinale near Abbeylara, where human occupation can be traced back to the Later Mesolithic Era (c.6000BCE-3000BCE). They were welcomed by the Cathaoirleach of the Granard Municipal ...

04 Aug 2019 at 13:04

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Lanesboro actors hit the red carpet for OsKaRs night

...Ballyleague . Photo shows Eamon and Michael Connaughton in the front seat of Collins original ‘taxi’ that brought him from BALLYWILLAN railway station to the Greville Arms in Granard. In the back seat is Ivan Ruske who played the part of Joe in the movie...

14 Jun 2019 at 15:00

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Roving Leader: Shop local and support the Granard Buttermarket, the hub of life since the 1800's

...protein was to make butter out of milk when it was plentiful. The buyers from Dublin markets would get the train down to BALLYWILLAN and come over here to buy their stuff. “They would buy the potatoes, eggs, butter and put it on the train and go back up to...

27 Apr 2019 at 16:00

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Abbeylara

...in law of Sheila Fahey, Mastersons Close, Abbeylara. Kathleen Corcoran, (nee Mulligan) Philadelphia, U. S. A., a native of BALLYWILLAN, who died on Monday, 6 January, Sister of Nancy Crawford, Abbeylara and Miriam Gilligan, (RIP) BALLYWILLAN and Andrew...

18 Jan 2014 at 08:21

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Deaths in Longford - Wednesday, January 17, 2018

... Co Cavan, peacefully at Cavan General Hospital beloved wife of the late Ned. Sadly missed by her loving family Mary Fox, BALLYWILLAN, Granard; Seamus, Teresa Doyle, Smear, Aughnacliffe; Geraldine Reilly, Cornadrung, Aughnacliffe; sons in law, daughter in...

17 Jan 2018 at 12:21

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Longford motorist remanded in custody after pleading guilty to drink driving causing serious bodily harm

...State said that Garda Michael Shanley, Granard Garda Station, attended the scene of a two-car road traffic collision at BALLYWILLAN, Granard. The court was told that the Garda observed a blue Golf which had been driven by the defendant who was sitting in...

09 Jul 2018 at 14:00

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