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All Time Greats
Longford All Time Greats: Profile #9 Oliver Goldsmith
One of the greatest natural writers in the English language, Oliver Goldsmith was born in a tumbledown farmhouse at Pallas, a small hamlet to the east of Ballymahon. He was a novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his ...
News
Drug addict charged over shoplifting at Longford stores
A recovering heroin addict who stole over €300 worth of items in two separate shoplifting episodes last year was due to reappear at yesterday’s (Tuesday) court sitting to face possible further charges. Mark Kelly, with addresses at 14 Cartrun ...
Business
€80m Lidl agri-food produce sourced from Longford
According to the recently launched Lidl Ireland 2018 IMPACT report, over €80 million agri-food produce is sourced from Longford-based suppliers. The report is a major study of the positive impact Lidl is having on the communities it serves ...
Local news
Ballymahon Municipal District meeting hears that heritage sign is needed in Carrickboy
Discussions were held at a recent meeting of Ballymahon Municipal District to replace the old existing sign at the approach to Carrickboy from Longford to a heritage type sign like the ones on other roads in the area. ...
Gaelic games
Longford's Ballymahon Secondary School beat Kilbeggan SS to advance in the Leinster Championship
Mercy Secondary School Ballymahon . . . 2-8 Mercy Secondary School Kilbeggan . . . 1-4 Just two minutes had gone on the clock when Jack Gallagher pounced on a mistake and put the ball into the net but a 12th ...
News
Lanesboro councillor seeks urgent action on dangerous Fermoyle National School road
The road leading to Fermoyle NS is the most concerning road issue in Lanesboro according to Cllr Gerard Farrell who hopes to get something done about the dangerous school route as a matter of urgency. In a motion at ...
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Center Parcs resort could never have gone ahead in Longford if current draft of RSES was in place
If the current draft of the Regional Spatial & Economical Strategy were in place a couple of years ago, there would be no Center Parcs in Longford. That was a statement made by Cllr Mae Sexton and backed up by Cllr ...
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Longford schools Highly Commended at BT Young Scientist & Technologist Exhibition
There was no shortage of Longford talent on display at last week's BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition, which saw seven spectacular projects by four of the county's nine schools impress the crowds that ...
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