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VOTE | Longford's All Time Great - Round of 16 Poll #3: Marguerite Donlon v Sean MacEoin

Poll #3 in the search for Longford's All Time Great pits the world renowned, innovative and contemporary choreographer Marguerite Donlon, who is a native of Longford town, against the Blacksmith of Ballinalee, Sean MacEoin, who was the leader of ...

26 Jan 2019 at 14:40

Arts & Entertainment

Seven fantastic Irish films to watch this Christmas season

The world has been living (and re-living) a Groundhog Day type situation for the past two years, with Covid-19 stubbornly sticking around like a bad smell. If you haven't seen the film, a self-centered weatherman called Phil visits a ...

23 Dec 2022 at 17:04

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Ballinagh

...is highly significant as it makes the centenary of the Town’s first street lighting back in 1914. During that year WORLD WAR 1 had broken out and the news that a native son had received serious injuries during an exchange of fire in the...

25 Oct 2014 at 13:20

Soccer

‘His magic remains’ – tributes to Pele

The football world has paid respects to Pele following the death of the Brazil great at the age of 82. Pele, who won the World Cup three times, died on Thursday having been in hospital in Sao Paulo since late November. As tributes ...

30 Dec 2022 at 08:50

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Abbeylara

...have our Easter Parade with Street Entertainment and Live Music. More details in the coming weeks! Veterans of WORLD WAR 1 We are trying to compile a list of all people from our parish who served in World War One. Later on this year Holy...

07 Mar 2015 at 08:13

Pictures & Videos

PICTURES | Longford community shows solidarity with Ukraine while taking part in Christmas Day GOAL Mile

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Ireland's second longest running GOAL Mile took place from Connolly Barracks, Longford on Christmas day on a lovely dry mild day. The perfect weather conditions ensured a bumper ...

27 Dec 2022 at 17:28

Local News

The Book Shelf: Five new books to read this week

Pick up a kids’ book in aid of frontline workers, and find yourself absorbed in a very prescient pandemic read… Fiction 1. The Pull Of The Stars by Emma Donoghue is published in hardback by Picador. Available now Emma Donoghue ...

16 Aug 2020 at 18:00

Rugby

A look at the health and well being benefits of rugby as Six Nations returns

The Six Nations championship is back once again, and fans have got lots of high-octane viewing action to look forward to over the next six weeks, as Wales seek to defend their title against the onslaught of England, France, ...

04 Feb 2022 at 15:57

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Granard

Mr & Mrs Competition: A fun night will take place on this Saturday 23 February in John V’s Lounge with proceeds going towards the Granard Easter Festival. Come along and enjoy the night with have a good laugh. Tidy Towns: ...

26 Feb 2013 at 14:40

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Video: Piper Noel Carberry plays The Green Fields of France at the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres, 'Passchendaele' in Longford

Longford Co Council in conjunction with Longford Library Heritage and Archives Services held a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres, 'Passchendaele'. Here, Longford piper Noel Carberry ...

28 Aug 2017 at 10:50

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Photo Gallery: Longford remembers those who died in World War 1 during commemorations at the Garden of Remembrance

...took place. The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign of WORLD WAR 1, fought by the Allies against the German Empire. The battle, which took place on the Western Front, from...

28 Aug 2017 at 19:00

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Longford to mark centenary of Armistice Day

At 5am on November 11, 1918, in a railway carriage at the forest of Compiegne outside Paris, an armistice was signed between the Allied forces and Germany. The Great War was over. To mark the armistice, bells were ...

09 Nov 2018 at 15:00

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