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Election fever in full swing as Longford /Westmeath candidate campaigns get underway

...career in national politics. The former housing minister only just managed to cling on to his seat during the infamous ‘SIEGE OF KENAGH’ four years ago in the wake of a marathon six day count. A former Westmeath inter-county footballer, there is no denying the...

15 Jan 2020 at 16:00

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Food for thought as thrills and spills of Election 2019 take over

This county doesn't do things by halves does it? Just when we thought the long drawn out saga that was the SIEGE OF KENAGH, last week we had the stand-off at St Mary's as four gruelling days of counting took hold to elect 18 councillors across three municipal...

06 Jun 2019 at 16:00

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Independents set to be Longford county council king makers once again

...Longford County Council. Election 2019 unquestionably had it all. In a strikingly ironic throwback to its gruelling 2016 ‘SIEGE OF KENAGH’ general election equivalent, it was a democratic process which threw up as many surprises as a Paul Daniels magic show. One...

29 May 2019 at 10:00

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Former Longford Fianna Fáil general election candidate takes swipe at the party and ‘running mate’ Robert Troy

...candidate Ms Gerety-Quinn received an impressive 3,944 first preferences and she was eliminated from the marathon ‘SIEGE OF KENAGH’ contest after Count 12. Ironically, it was her running mate, Robert Troy, who was the biggest beneficiary of the swing...

02 Mar 2019 at 16:24

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No stopping slick Longford RFC in fine win over Edenderry

Longford RFC . . . 37 Edenderry RFC . . . 19 After a run of frustrating results, the Men in Black knew that this had to be the fixture to redirect the trajectory in terms of their League position and arrived in determined mood to do just that. ...

13 Nov 2024 at 16:07

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'Siege of Kenagh' ends with promises

After six exhaustive days of meticulously sifting through voting papers, ‘The SIEGE OF KENAGH’ finally concluded last Thursday morning with Longford waking up to the news that the county won’t have a resident TD in the 32nd Dáil. The 15th and final count of...

12 Mar 2016 at 10:00

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Paul Hogan bidding to win Dáil seat for Independent Ireland in Longford/Westmeath constituency

Cllr Paul Hogan is to contest the Longford/Westmeath constituency for Independent Ireland in the upcoming General Election. Hogan previously contested three General Elections (2007, 2011 & 2016) and a By Election (2014) as a Sinn Féin ...

12 Oct 2024 at 20:00

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Profile: The impressive rise of Micheál Carrigy up through the Longford Fine Gael ranks

...her sister Nicky, and Legan-based James Bannon were not. It meant that following a marathon General Election 2016 SIEGE OF KENAGH count, county Longford was left without a sitting TD in the 32nd Dáil, the first time that ever occurred. The onus...

10 Jun 2017 at 11:00

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Photo Gallery: An Taoiseach Enda Kenny during his visits to Longford

Meanwhile in a statement this evening on the resignation of Enda Kenny as Taoiseach, Minister Leo Varadkar said, "Enda Kenny has been an extraordinary Taoiseach and Fine Gael’s most successful leader ever. After decades of service to ...

17 May 2017 at 19:24

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Historic election sees Sinn Féin surge and return of Longford TD

It might have not have conjured up the same drama as the SIEGE OF KENAGH four years previously, but the upshot of its 2020 equivalent delivered what many of its main protagonists had hoped for-the election of a Longford TD. Fianna Fáil’s Joe...

12 Feb 2020 at 11:55

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2019 Longford local election will live long in memory

...ahead of a likely general election in the new year. Just who comes out on top and whether voters learn from the SIEGE OF KENAGH in 2016 by reinstating a Longford based TD is anyone's guess.

07 Jan 2020 at 14:00

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Longford's 2019 local elections threw up plenty of surprises

...labyrinth that rarely goes about its business by halves. In a strikingly ironic throwback to its gruelling 2016 ‘SIEGE OF KENAGH’ general election equivalent, it was a democratic process which threw up as many surprises as a Paul Daniels magic...

31 Dec 2019 at 16:00

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