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Elections 2019: Granard municipal district turnout was a huge 66.75% even though 666 less votes were cast

...were 666 votes less cast in the Granard Municipal District than there were in the 2014 local elections, voter turnout in GRANARD MD was 66.75%, just marginally down by 0.09% on the turnout five years ago. Turnout in Longford MD at 55.14% was 11.61% lower...

26 May 2019 at 21:09

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Cllr Colm Murray ready to face the challenge as Cathaoirleach of Ballymahon MD

Cllr Colm Murray (FG) has been elected to the position of Cathaoirleach of Ballymahon Municipal District following a meeting last week. Nominating his party colleague, Cllr Paul Ross said that Cllr Murray has been a councillor for seven years and ...

26 Jun 2020 at 08:00

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Granard MD election profiles: 'Comeback Kid' Kilbride still has plenty to offer

What more can be said about Frank 'The Comeback Kid' Kilbride? A former County Mayor on two occasions in the past and with 15 years of local representation behind him, the affable north Longfordian is hoping to make yet another comeback in just ...

20 May 2019 at 12:01

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Littering of gloves in Longford area needs to be tackled urgently, says Cllr Warnock

Littering has become a serious problem around Longford, moreso than it ever was, since the Covid-19 restrictions, local councillors have agreed. Independent Cllr Gerry Warnock raised the issue of masks and gloves strewn “willy nilly” around ...

30 Apr 2020 at 18:00

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Thirty-five candidates already in the race as Longford local election battle hots up

... It recommends the total number of councillors should remain at 18. However, Longford MD will gain a seat (7), with GRANARD MD (5) losing a seat and Ballymahon (6) remaining the same. Two councillors elected five years ago, Padraig Loughrey (FF,...

13 Mar 2019 at 15:00

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Granard Municipal District candidate Grace Kearney to lobby for fairer rates for businesses

In an area dominated by the main parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, it will be fascinating to see how the two declared independent candidates fare out. Employed as the manager of Bridgeways Family Resource Centre in Ballymahon, Grace said ...

19 May 2019 at 19:00

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Faded road markings need ‘refreshing’ in Granard district

At last week’s meeting of Granard Municipal District, he told his fellow councillors that there are a number of junctions in the district where markings have faded. “There are lots of main junctions where they’re very worn and probably ...

10 Oct 2021 at 09:00

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Fighting talk from Longford Fianna Fáil candidates

“Longford is not dead. It is in trouble, but no worse than any other provincial town. The county has suffered as a result of Fine Gael and their Independent lackies running the council for the last 15 years.” That was the claim of ...

09 Apr 2014 at 15:29

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At a glance: The 11 candidates battling it out for a seat in the Granard municipal district

...for grabs in Granard Municipal District in Friday's local elections and there are eleven hopefuls in the field. GRANARD MD has lost a seat following a boundary review shake-up and five years ago it elected six councillors. Just three of...

23 May 2019 at 18:11

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Longford councillor Dalton pushes for low cost safety scheme at crossroads

Local authority officials have pledged to have a “look at” undertaking a low cost safety scheme at a hazardous junction in north Longford. Granard Municipal District Cathaoirleach Cllr Colin Dalton told of his desire at a meeting ...

10 Oct 2022 at 10:56

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All-Ireland champions Dublin in a different class as brave Longford crash at Croker

Dublin . . . 2-25 Longford . . . 0-12 Appearing in the Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-final for the first time in 30 years it was a great occasion for the current Longford squad but the all conquering three-in-a-row ...

14 Jun 2018 at 13:46

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Cllrs Cahill, O’Toole, Murray & Farrell nab final four seats in Ballymahon MD

...count with delays caused by travelling ballot boxes and a recount in Ballymahon MD. And, while Longford MD and GRANARD MD were all done and dusted by Monday night - or, more specifically, 5am Tuesday morning - Ballymahon MD was to...

06 Jun 2019 at 14:00

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