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Illegal dumping in Longford hits taxpayer for €330k since start of year

...Waste Management Act. The figures are contained this week in a series of documents released to the Leader through the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. They also detail the ongoing difficulties council staff are having in recouping financial penalties that have been handed...

02 Nov 2020 at 11:30

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Longford Co Council spends over €40k on regeneration

...of Longford town’s much vaunted Northern Quarter, the Leader can reveal. Newly released figures obtained under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT show over €42,000 was handed to Dublin based firm Colliers in a bid to breathe new life into the former Connolly Barracks...

14 Apr 2017 at 11:00

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New figures lift lid on Longford's anti-social behaviour woes

...number of complaints lodged with Longford County Council between 2015 and 2017. Under requests filed in accordance with the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, harassment, street fights and property damage have become an ever increasing source of investigation for housing officers....

01 Feb 2018 at 14:00

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Fashion Fix: A white dress is the perfect summer staple

A knock-out white dress is often at the centre of a major fashion moment. Whether it's Marilyn Monroe standing over a grate with her skirt billowing up, Angelina Jolie in a plunging silk number at the 2004 Academy Awards, or Michelle Obama wearing ...

25 May 2020 at 16:30

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Longford's compo culture leads to €1.7m in claims

... trips, falls and damage to vehicles from untreated potholes. The documents, which were obtained by the Leader under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, reveal for the first time how compensation claims are continuing to skyrocket. Last year alone, €653,866 was awarded to...

14 Jul 2021 at 08:00

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Local media in Longford needs State support to secure viable future – Carrigy

News outlets and local radio in Longford should benefit from State support in a proposed alternative public service media charge to replace the outdated TV licence fee, Fine Gael Senator Micheál Carrigy has said. The proposal is one of the main ...

15 Jul 2021 at 15:12

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EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers hit in pocket as Longford courts hand out over €700k in legal aid and DPP costs

...total of €713,000. Those figures are contained in a series of documents obtained by the Leader in recent days under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. Almost half of that sum (€320,000), has gone towards defence counsels at Circuit Court level. A further €292,000 was set...

20 Sept 2017 at 10:40

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REVEALED: More than two thirds of court fines in Longford going unpaid

...2018 and October 2020. The statistics are contained this week in a series of documents obtained by the Leader under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. A total of almost 1,800 fines have been handed out across both courts during the same period with the highest number...

14 Aug 2021 at 11:00

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Almost €5m on legal aid since 2009

More than €4.7m has been spent on the free legal aid system since 2009 across counties Longford, Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommon, the Leader can reveal. Criminal cases heard before Cavan courts accounted for the largest sum, €1.713,817, over the ...

20 Sept 2012 at 11:47

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Domestic violence has serious impact on mental health

The DVAS (Domestic Violence Advocacy Service) has experienced a “very significant” demand on their services. During the early weeks of the Covid-19 restrictions in March and April people right across Ireland really began to focus on what ...

18 Oct 2020 at 15:53

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Longford County Council owed over €1m in unpaid rents

...than €1m being owed to the local authority in rent arrears. Newly released figures, obtained by the Leader under the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, show how almost a third of tenants have fallen behind on their rental agreements. Up until the end of June out of...

28 Oct 2020 at 08:00

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EXCLUSIVE: Five years on, Longford County Council yet to confirm ownership rights to Connolly Barracks

...to actively market the barracks for possible development opportunities. Last month, under the auspices of the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, the Leader revealed those efforts cost taxpayers more than €42,000 to bring to pass. However, in documentation...

04 May 2017 at 10:00

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