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Did Ballinalee War of Independence hero General Sean MacEoin help cover up alleged crimes of Leitrim priest?

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Did Ballinalee War of Independence hero General Sean MacEoin help cover up alleged crimes of Leitrim priest?

The story revolves around the part played by Fr Edward Ryans, a curate from Mohill, in the shooting dead of Dr Paddy Muldoon in March 1923. Dr Muldoon was killed as he walked with a friend, Edward Geelan, a month after Fr Ryans had been arrested ...

22 Aug 2017 at 13:16

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Commemorative Monument to General Sean MacEoin to be installed in Ballinalee

2014 is the fortieth anniversary of the death of General Sean MacEoin and as part of an extensive programme of anniversary events Longford County Council have commissioned a commemorative statue (pictured here) to be installed ...

03 Jan 2013 at 14:00

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Kenny to unveil MacEoin statue

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be the star guest next month as preparations get underway to mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of General Sean MacEoin. Mr Kenny’s appearance on June 16 is expected to coincide with a ...

08 May 2013 at 13:00

Colourised footage of the 1922 wedding of General Sean MacEoin and Alice Cooney at St Mel's Cathedral, Longford

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Colourised footage of the 1922 wedding of General Sean MacEoin and Alice Cooney at St Mel's Cathedral, Longford

Rob Cross has published, via his Twitter account @RobCross247, his restored and colourised footage of the wedding of Major General Sean MacEoin and Alice Cooney at St Mel's Cathedral, Longford on June 21, 1922.  ...

27 Jun 2020 at 16:37

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Ballinalee and Bunlahy celebrate General Sean MacEoin

The Co Longford villages of Ballinalee and Bunlahy were celebrating the life of General Sean MacEoin this weekend. The General Sean MacEoin Commemoration Weekend, which was launched by Col ...

20 Jun 2013 at 10:32

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Kenny to unveil MacEoin statue

Up to 1,000 people are expected to descend in Ballinalee this weekend as part of a three day commemoration in honour of General Sean MacEoin. Taoiseach Enda Kenny will formally unveil a monument to mark ...

12 Jun 2013 at 16:30

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Ballinalee
rally ‘lacked respect’

Anti-abortion activists have come under fire for the “total lack of respect” shown to relatives and family members of War of Independence hero General Sean MacEoin at the weekend. The Fine Gael leader ...

19 Jun 2013 at 11:12

Events this week to commemorate the War of Independence in Longford

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Events this week to commemorate the War of Independence in Longford

The Fine Gael leader delivered the oration on Sunday in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Ballinalee. Mr Varadkar has been the subject of intense media scrutiny over the past few days in the wake ...

07 Nov 2020 at 13:00

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ELECTION FEVER: Sixty four years ago this week the Irish electorate were caught up in a welter of excitement as voters visited their polling station to cast their votes in the country’s general election. The Fianna ...

01 Feb 2012 at 15:50

Longford features in new book entitled ‘An Illustrated History of the Irish Revolution 1916 - 1923’

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Longford features in new book entitled ‘An Illustrated History of the Irish Revolution 1916 - 1923’

The Blacksmith of Ballinalee General Sean MacEoin features in a new book entitled ‘An Illustrated History of the Irish Revolution 1916 - 1923’. Michael B Barry brings the events of the Irish ...

21 Dec 2020 at 12:00

North Longford community gathers to commemorate Thomas Ashe in Ballinalee

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North Longford community gathers to commemorate Thomas Ashe in Ballinalee

And, this week as the 100th anniversary of the revolutionary’s death is commemorated and the centenary of his presence in north Longford marked, it was fitting that last Saturday’s events coincided with his ...

28 Jul 2017 at 19:00

Jillian McNulty crowned Longford's All Time Great

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Jillian McNulty crowned Longford's All Time Great

We started out with 16 very worthy candidates and now, after a series of public votes over a number of weeks and a great deal of support from our sponsors and the general public, the Longford Leader can ...

01 Mar 2019 at 14:00

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