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Funding announced to help food producers diversify and develop post Brexit

...national funding to help producers identify new markets and expand their offerings following Britain’s exit from the EU, a FINE GAEL Senator has said. 22 projects in the dairy and meat sectors across the country are to receive funding from the Government’s...

09 Nov 2021 at 15:45

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Debt deal delivers significant boost says Bannon

Longford FINE GAEL TD James Bannon said this week that the deal agreed between the Government and the European Central Bank to ease the debt burden on the Irish people from the Anglo promissory notes has delivered a significant boost to Ireland’s economic...

17 Feb 2013 at 14:56

Local news

Standing firm on St Christopher’s funding

Longford FINE GAEL TD James Bannon has dismissed any notion that he will come under party censure for a recent attack on Minister for State for Disability, Equality and Mental Health, Roisin Shortall. “I always speak my mind and what I want is for the...

03 Aug 2012 at 12:28

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Ballinagh

...ever inter-party government was elected to office. The new administration which represented five political parties saw FINE GAEL Deputy John A Costelloe elected to the office of an Taoiseach with the Labour party leader William Norton – a deputy...

23 Feb 2013 at 14:40

Local news

“Closing the stable door after the horsemeat has been found is not good enough” - Bannon

FINE GAEL TD for Longford-Westmeath, James Bannon has blamed the previous government for failing to introduce clear and unambiguous food labelling laws as a factor in horsemeat finding its way into frozen beef burgers. “That administration chose to leave the...

18 Jan 2013 at 12:41

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Longford councillor Paraic Brady among farm protesters meeting with Agriculture Minister Michael Creed

Longford farmer and FINE GAEL county councillor Paraic Brady is among a group of farm protesters meeting with Agriculture Minister Michael Creed this morning. Longford native and RTÉ's Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Correspondent Fran McNulty has tweeted a...

27 Nov 2019 at 11:06

Local news

FG Convention storm

The FINE GAEL apple cart was upset, greatly to say the least, after last night’s second Longford convention in Ballinalee. Two members emerged victorious, while headquarters decided that it would select a further two candidates, itself towards the end of this...

11 Nov 2013 at 10:52

Local News

Frank Kilbride will not run for election

Former FINE GAEL councillor Frank Kilbride has confirmed that he will not run in the forthcoming General Election as an Independent candidate. The Edgeworthstown businessman had declared his intention to run as an Independent following the loss of his council...

13 Jan 2016 at 16:34

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Aughnacliffe's Cllr Garry Murtagh says State's autism support system is ‘not working’

...calls to provide mandatory autism support units for children with spectrum disorders in areas most in high priority areas. FINE GAEL's Garry Murtagh said the State's current policy in meeting the demands of school communities at large was “simply not...

01 Feb 2021 at 08:00

Farming

All injunctions must be lifted so Beef Taskforce can begin work, says Longford councillor

All injunctions on farmers must be lifted and the Beef Taskforce must be allowed to meet in order to secure progress for beef farmers, that was the message from the Cathaoirleach of Longford County Council Micheál Carrigy. Cllr Micheál Carrigy said: ...

16 Oct 2019 at 15:09

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School bus ticket fiasco is 'causing mayhem' for Longford families

...leaders to rectify a saga which is fast becoming the latest political hot potato to dog an already under-fire coalition. FINE GAEL Cllr Paul Ross said the sudden surge in applications on the back of the Government’s announcement to defer school bus fees...

31 Aug 2022 at 11:00

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'Questions' remain among Longford students over Leaving Cert exams

...year's calculated grades there is questions as to whether students would prefer the real thing or the calculated grading." FINE GAEL Councillor and Longford-Westmeath Education and Training Board member Peggy Nolan said it was time for the "finger pointing...

08 Jan 2021 at 15:00

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