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TD says government are "bending over to global corporations"

A People Before Profit TD has told the government they're "bending over to global corporations" when it comes to their position on data centres. Deputy Bríd Smith made the comments in Dáil Éireann today during a discussion on the proposed moratorium ...

29 Sept 2021 at 16:41

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Legan man to participate in Aussie Rules finals

Peter Ross, a Legan native, will be travelling to Australia to line out alongside the Irish charges in this year’s Aussie Rules Word Cup. With just a year’s competitive experience cultivated at the South Dublin Swans club, Peter has emerged as a ...

06 Aug 2011 at 16:21

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'Today the people of Longford won'-wholesale approval at unveiling of Project Ireland 2040

A projected €460m for a 50km stretch linking Longford to Mullingar has been set aside as part of a multi-billion euro investment package aimed at developing the country up until 2040. The announcement, which has been long sought after both ...

21 Feb 2018 at 11:06

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Better farm prices wiped out by input costs

Last week's CSO figures show that better prices for farm commodities are being wiped out by unprecedented increases in the cost of inputs. Even though prices paid to farmers are up nearly 30%, the hike in input costs is running at 40%. ...

21 Aug 2022 at 09:04

Local News

House prices could be overvalued by 7% or more – ESRI

Residential house prices in Ireland could be overvalued by 7% or more, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). In its latest Quarterly Economic Commentary, the ESRI said the increase in savings by households ...

06 Oct 2022 at 10:42

Local News

Hosepipe bans loom as Irish Water confirms water schemes are in 'drought' trouble

Water supplies have reached 'drought status' while others have reached 'at risk' level, according to Irish Water which says hosepipe bans are being considered to conserve supplies. The utility revealed, in a statement, that nearly ...

01 Jun 2020 at 17:54

North Longford (Colmcille, Dromard, Abbeylara & Mullinalaghta)

No more hedging the issue in north Longford

It was Cllr Luie McEntire (FF) who opened the debate by telling members that he has been inundated with requests from local people in the Colmcille and Dromard areas to deal with the matter. “There are a few narrow roads in ...

11 Aug 2017 at 21:00

Local News

Latest figures show record level of employment in Ireland

Labour Force Survey (LFS) data published today by the Central Statistics Office show a continued recovery from the pandemic in Ireland’s labour market, with 224,800 jobs created in the year to Q4 2021. There was an ...

17 Feb 2022 at 18:07

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Spatial plan will bring Co Longford back to days of 'ass and cart'

The Draft RSES, or Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy, to give the document its full title, is currently up for public consultation as part of a wider effort to manage spatial planning and economic development ...

25 Nov 2018 at 11:24

Features

Healthy Living: The gut does far more than digest food

There is a lot of information out there around gut health at the moment and until recent years you may have been led to believe that the chief function of the gut is to digest food. Well let me tell you there is ...

07 Jun 2020 at 16:30

Local News

Healthy Living: Dealing with hypothyroidism

Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? Are you gaining weight without any major diet changes, feeling sluggish, depressed, constipated, weak and aching muscles, dry skin and can’t get the heat into ...

15 Aug 2020 at 17:00

Features

IN THE GARDEN: Favourite field stock for you this spring

Following on from last week's field stock review, here at Caragh Nurseries, myself, Emily, Inge and Ella have all been working from home, at full throttle, during this lockdown period to ensure that ...

31 Jan 2021 at 15:00

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