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At a recent meeting of Longford County Council’s Longford Municipal District, it was suggested that vacant units in the town could be filled by pop-up businesses. Putting forward the notice of motion, Cllr Gerry Warnock (Ind) said such an initiative ...

09 Apr 2015 at 21:00

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Warnock explains reasons for council deal

One of the three Independent power brokers aligned to the new Fianna Fáil led Longford Co Council believes he would have been “hung out to dry” unless he signed that deal. In an open letter to constituents this week, Cllr Gerry Warnock outlined his ...

05 Jun 2014 at 09:30

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Rise in Longford public liability claims requires change of mindset, meeting hears

An estimated €15m surplus from Irish Public Bodies is expected to be redistributed to all 31 local authorities later this autumn. In advance of that likely cash injection, local politicians are pushing for an overhaul of walkways which have given ...

20 Jul 2017 at 16:00

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Affordable waste disposal needed for Longford tenants

The conversation was sparked by a notice of motion by Cllr Seamus Butler that the council move to seek framework tenders for the collection of refuse from its tenants in the same way that Limerick Local Authorities have done. ALSO READ: Over 20 ...

03 Feb 2019 at 13:00

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Longford Women's Link throw spotlight on gender imbalances in local politics

...the annual Nollaig na mBan celebrations, was conducted in eleven counties during 2016 and examined the gender balance on STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES (SPCS); Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) and Joint Policing Committees (JPCs). Key findings indicate that of the...

13 Jan 2018 at 14:00

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No more "free dinners" in prison for Longford's illegal dumpers

They were the animated overtures made by Cllr Paraic Brady at last night’s meeting of Longford County Council as he took issue with an apparent rise in fly-tipping across the county. The Drumlish based local politician led calls for the ...

14 Jun 2018 at 17:50

Local News

LWL training day for election candidates

...structures such as the Public Participation Networks (PPNs), Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) and the STRATEGIC POLICY COMMITTEES (SPCS) as well as being aware of the Local Community and Economic Plans in the relevant candidate counties. Speaking prior...

15 Apr 2019 at 10:00

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Plans afoot to bring digital hub to Longford

A digital hub aimed at attracting new business and investment opportunities to Longford town could be just around the corner. Local authority officials have held preliminary talks with Department of Environment bosses over seeking ...

17 Feb 2017 at 13:00

North Longford (Colmcille, Dromard, Abbeylara & Mullinalaghta)

Incentives on the way for Longford business owners who pay rates on time

“The idea is that any business that had its rates paid unto the end of June 2018, would be in a position to get a rebate of 10%,” he added, before pointing to the fact that the initiative would act as incentive to pay the ...

21 Feb 2018 at 16:03

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Council dismiss sleeping rough claims in Longford

Longford County Council has come out strongly against claims from a local charity alleging a number of homeless people are sleeping rough in Longford. Midlands Simon Community spokesperson Tess Murphy took to Shannonside ...

20 Apr 2017 at 21:00

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Call for ramps to be installed in estates

At a recent meeting of Granard Municipal District, councillors proposed the installation of speed ramps for Colmcille Terrace, Beechwood and Trumra Road. Cllr PJ Reilly said the wide approach layout of each of the ...

04 Apr 2016 at 14:00

Local News

Transition Longford - wellbeing and sustainable living

We’ve held new workshops and three Municipal District Plenary meetings at which I spoke about our Global Goals Project. We’ve booked new workshops right up to May of this year with many other groups and ...

28 Feb 2020 at 19:00

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