Cllr Garry Murtagh - Longford Live -

Found 264

forCllr Garry Murtagh

Order by:

Longfordleader

...necessarily the best approach to addressing the matter. The motion received the support of Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi (FF) and CLLR GARRY MURTAGH who said it had the potential to “open up opportunity” and address an issue that was “strangling the life out of town like...

25 Sept 2022 at 09:01

Longfordleader

Listed of polling places for elections and referenda decided

...to vote at each polling place. A polling place is an area within a polling district in which a polling station is situated. CLLR GARRY MURTAGH (FG) queried the decision to move the townland of Drumhaldry in the Granard MD to a different polling station in Moyne. He...

30 Jul 2022 at 08:00

Home

Further boost in resources for Granard Garda District as downsizing rumours dismissed

Superintendent Seamus Boyle has refuted claims that Granard Garda Station is to be downgraded in the near future. Granard Municipal District’s Cllr Paraic Brady last week expressed concern that the station could be downsized by as early as September,...

08 Jun 2022 at 09:00

Home

Longford councillors debate calls to cut VAT on defibrillator devices

...motion, stating it’s something that should be exclusive of VAT because these devices are “critical to life”. Meanwhile, CLLR GARRY MURTAGH is calling on the Minister of Business, Employment & Retail, Damien English for the consideration of a three-tier VAT rate....

24 May 2022 at 10:00

Home

PICTURES | Medals galore as Colmcille ladies and GAA teams celebrate Longford county triumphs of 2020 and 2021

...presented with their medals at a very enjoyable dinner dance last Saturday night, March 12 in the Breffni Arms, Arva. CLLR GARRY MURTAGH was MC for the occasion and the special guest was Eamon Murray, Meath Ladies All Ireland manager. We hope you enjoy this...

21 Mar 2022 at 21:00

Home

'It's attempted murder': Judicial system slammed for granting bail in violent Longford cases

...person, "because you have taken their rights away when you set out to cause the harm that you’re being charged with". CLLR GARRY MURTAGH, in his address to the chamber, chose to tackle the term 'feuding' directly, imploring the media to stop using a term that...

13 Apr 2022 at 19:42

Sport

Longford pays poignant tribute to legendary GAA manager and journalist Eugene McGee

...excellence ensured that the players of today have the 1982 All-Ireland medal winners to look up to and appreciate. CLLR GARRY MURTAGH was MC for the occasion and after he announced Offaly’s Joseph O’Connor as the Man of the Match award winner, Eugene’s son,...

15 Apr 2022 at 18:05

Home

New €4.5m Edgeworthstown library to boost county's revival

The long awaited unveiling of Edgeworthstown’s €4.5m library has been hailed as the latest impressive stepping stone in the mid Longford town’s ongoing regenerational drive. Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys officially set the seal on a ...

03 Mar 2022 at 10:00

Home

Longford home care staff are ‘at breaking point’, says Murtagh

He highlighted his concerns following on from his notice of motion in November 2021, where he says the people of rural Ireland and in particular north Longford are being treated on a different parity to urban dwellers. Cllr Murtagh outlined ...

19 Feb 2022 at 08:00

Local News

Grants no longer adequate due to ongoing inflation, says Longford councillor

“I am calling on the support of the elected members in writing to Darragh O’Brien Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Peter Burke Minister of State for the serious consideration and the increase to the amount allocated to ...

18 May 2022 at 11:00

Home

Longford councillor "inundated" with calls from concerned parents over proposed reopening of schools

Fine Gael CLLR GARRY MURTAGH said a large number of parents have been in contact to express their fears over the proposed reopening of the State's first and second level education sector on Thursday. "There is an obvious high level of anxiety among...

04 Jan 2022 at 13:40

Home

Longford's homecare sector at 'breaking point'

The call was made at last week's meeting of Longford County Council by Fine Gael CLLR GARRY MURTAGH. The north Longford based elected representative told of how he had been “inundated with phone calls” from members of the public concerned over they will...

15 Nov 2021 at 12:00

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.