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‘You don’t get to be racist and Irish’ - Black Lives Matter message delivered by Minister for Justice

The Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd has inspired Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan to highlight racism in Ireland in a Dáil speech. Also read: ‘All lives can’t matter until Black Lives Matter’: Longford takes a ...

17 Jun 2020 at 15:41

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Syrian refugees expected in Co Longford in January

In a statement, the local authority said that following a special meeting at headquarters this morning members were told ten Syrian families, as part of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, would be resettled in Co Longford early in 2018. “An ...

04 Aug 2017 at 15:50

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Longford to take in Syrian refugees

The Leader has learned that a special ‘in committee’ meeting of Longford County Council is to take place on Friday where further details on the proposal will be revealed. It’s not known when most or all of the refugees fleeing war torn Syria ...

02 Aug 2017 at 09:00

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Revealed: €165k set aside to facilitate arrival of 60 Syrian refugees to Longford

... the Department said it expected its agreement with Longford County Council to last until September 2018. “The LONGFORD RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME commenced on March 1 2018 and will run for an 18 month period, during which period the county will receive 60 refugees....

19 Apr 2018 at 19:00

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‘Don’t ‘dump’ Dubs in Longford’ says Bannon

Local Fine Gael TD James Bannon has criticised the Government’s Rural Resettlement scheme which would relocate hundreds of Dublin families to vacant homes in rural Ireland to ease the burden on the capital’s housing stock. “This proposed ...

11 Sept 2015 at 10:25

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Still Voices Summer Series continues with Longford's John Connell

The Still Voices Summer Series continues this week with an in-depth interview with Longford writer and filmmaker John Connell. John sits down with film critic and journalist John Maguire to discuss his career to date, including his ...

11 Jun 2021 at 08:00

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Urgent repair works to begin at Granard home of Syrian family

Repair works are to begin next week on the homes of two Syrian families who have been the topic of much online conversation this week. A meeting was held via Zoom this morning between Longford County Council, Respond Housing ...

28 Jan 2021 at 13:34

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Lus na Gréine host successful Intercultural Day in Granard

Survival’ was the name of the game for a group of young people from Granard wh recently took part in an insightful and challenging three-day intercultural workshop. It sought to raise awareness of the plight of the many ...

10 Jul 2019 at 11:22

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GALLERY| Intercultural day a resounding success in Granard

Survival’ was the name of the game for a group of young people from Granard, who recently took part in an insightful and challenging three-day intercultural workshop. It sought to raise awareness of the plight of the ...

16 Jul 2019 at 17:00

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