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Midlands man jailed for vicious assault that left former Dublin footballer with life-changing injuries

A Midlands man who carried out a violent assault on an elderly man which had “life-changing” consequences for the victim has been handed a two-year custodial sentence. Nigel McEvoy (46) of Marian Square, Clara, Co Offaly, pleaded guilty at Dublin ...

05 Oct 2022 at 18:21

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Longford District Girl Guides celebrating their 50th Anniversary

Viking Girl Guides continue meetings on Thursdays, in the Temperance Hall. New members and volunteers are always welcome - you don't have to have been in Guiding before to join us! On February 26, 1972, 12 ladies were enrolled into Irish Girl ...

03 Oct 2022 at 14:00

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Double Gold for Longford athletes at the National Community Games Finals

Emma Brennan: Gold U-14 Girls 800m Emma Brennan, of Drumlish-Ballinamuck, executed a perfectly paced 800 metres to claim victory in the Under-14 girls event in a new personal best time of 2:22. In the very hot conditions, Emma moved into ...

14 Aug 2022 at 14:06

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St Joseph's staff hailed in wake of Hiqa report as HSE chiefs accused of showing 'lack of respect to people of Longford'

Fine Gael Cllr Peggy Nolan said the results of an inspection first revealed by the Leader via its online website longfordleader.ie were down to “structural issues” and in no way reflective of the quality of care residents inside the ...

22 Aug 2022 at 14:00

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Launch of Longford Marathon 2022

A few clicks through the Longford Marathon website shows the last time the race was run Barry Sheil was the first past the line with a time of 02:36:28. That was back in 2019. A lifetime ago for enthusiasts who measure their ...

15 Aug 2022 at 12:54

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Family fun and heritage at Colmcille Ploughing Festival on Sunday

The Colmcille Ploughing Association are pleased to announce that this year's event takes place on Sunday, August 21 on the lands of Mr Patrick Kiernan, Lettergunnell, Balinalee on his farm in Glenmore. This year's event ...

20 Aug 2022 at 13:06

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Consumer spending dropped by 0.5% in July

Consumer spending during the month of July dropped by 0.5%, the first decrease in spending of the year since January, according to the AIB Spend Trend. Despite this overall decrease, spending significantly increased in ...

19 Aug 2022 at 12:26

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PICTURES | DJ Ollie spins the tunes and gets Longford bopping at Golden Oldies Disco Show in Eddie Valentine's

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Well known Longford DJ Oliver McNerney (aka Ollie Muldoon) made a welcome return to the county recently and took the opportunity to spin some disks at Valentines ...

20 Aug 2022 at 20:00

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Longford man planted firework in traffic cone before exploding in front of garda, court hears

Dylan Smith (21) 65 Devine Crescent, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, was charged with intentionally or recklessly engaging in conduct by deliberately igniting a firework and placing it on a parking cone at Quinns ...

28 Sept 2022 at 13:00

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Photographer to showcase quiet beauty of Longford's landscape

The familiar aesthetic appeal of Longford towns is captured through the lens of photographer Greig Berry of Berry Jam Studios. Following the success of his exhibition on Edgeworthstown Greig now presents ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:00

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Granard Booktown Festival brings literary gathering to county Longford

Granard's first tentative steps to establish itself as a location for a book festival took place last week. Granard Booktown Festival is inspired by the global booktown movement, most notably Wigtown in ...

24 Sept 2022 at 10:07

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Mattie looking forward to Longford concert return

An icon of the 1970s music scene, Mattie Fox is really looking forward to performing in concert for the first time in over four decades at Ballinalee’s Holy Trinity Church, on Thursday, September 29 at ...

24 Sept 2022 at 09:06

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