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Could Longford be home to Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the Year?

The closing date for entries for Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2019, Ireland’s festival celebrating young filmmakers from Ireland and overseas, is January 25, 2019. Also read: Beast from the East 2? weather forecaster expects Siberian ...

16 Nov 2018 at 12:35

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Emergency crews on standby as Longford braces itself for worst snow storm in over 30 years

Longford County Council's Severe Weather Assessment Team met yesterday afternoon to put in place contingency plans as an Arctic weather front dubbed ‘Beast from the East’ prepares to hit Irish shores later today. A second meeting is ...

27 Feb 2018 at 11:05

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Could this winter be Longford's coldest yet?

Such apocalyptic predictions, it must be stressed, have originated from the same British tabloids and sensationalist weather forecasters who annually predict "Britain's Coldest Winter in Centuries Ahead", which very frequently ...

03 Oct 2018 at 16:00

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Bingo! Longford player turns €2 into €5,000 in the blink of an eye

Eyes down, look in! A Longford Bingo player was left toasting a tidy win at the weekend when an incredible run of balls turned a €2 coin into a five-figure sum in the space of a couple of minutes. Also read: Get ready for our ...

18 Nov 2018 at 18:24

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This week's weather 'could be worse' than the 'Big Snow of 82' - Here's what that looked like

At a joint meeting of the National Co-ordination Emergency Group, Met Éireann's Evelyn Cusack said the expected weather 'could be the worse' than the so-called 'Big Snow' that hit the country in 1982. She tempered that by ...

26 Feb 2018 at 18:06

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Guests revealed for this Friday's Late Late Show

...of the nation with Late Late Show appearance 2018 was a tumultuous year for the Irish news agenda, with THE BEAST FROM THE EAST, a heatwave, two referenda, a presidential campaign and Brexit negotiations dominating front pages and...

20 Dec 2018 at 14:01

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Bin collections in Longford cancelled today

Mulleadys Ltd. alerted customers do the disruptions yesterday evening via text message. A statement on the company's website read that "due to adverse weather conditions and unsafe conditions of roads", all collections ...

01 Mar 2018 at 12:04

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Longford rail commuters hit by delays due to snowfall and 'frozen points'

Longford rail commuters were forced to endure delays of anything between 40 minutes and over an hour this morning owing to the heavy overnight snowfall and freezing temperatures that let to 'frozen points' at Sligo ...

30 Jan 2019 at 13:08

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Longford farmers urged to take extra care as 'Beast from the East' takes hold

...consider bringing young stock inside and monitor their water pumps. And while the cold snap, dubbed ‘THE BEAST FROM THE EAST’ edges ever closer, Met Eireann have put several weather warnings in place for this week. Temperatures are...

28 Feb 2018 at 19:00

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Longford Weather Alert: People warned against complacency as Status Orange Weather warning extended by Met Éireann

Met Éireann has extended the latest Status Orange Weather Warning for Munster, Leinster, Cavan and Monaghan. READ: Some roads in Longford are 'passable' while others are blocked It is a Snow-ice Warning and warns ...

03 Mar 2018 at 20:46

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Advice from Gardaí if driving or walking during snow

Firstly, you should ask yourself - Is your journey absolutely necessary? During these severe weather conditions public transport routes will be prioritised if possible. If you must use the car, before you begin ...

26 Feb 2018 at 13:04

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Longford Leader gallery: Beast from the East and Storm Emma brings entire county to standstill

Members of the public are being advised to stay indoors and not venture out after 4pm today following confirmation that a Status Red weather warning has been extended across the country. In light of those ...

01 Mar 2018 at 14:40

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