21/01/2021
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21/01/2021
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Gaelic games
Michael Quinn will be back in action for Longford
Key figure Quinn, consistently a driving force for Longford, missed out on the Round 6 NFL fixture against Derry in October along with the Leinster Championship games against Louth and Laois back in November for personal reasons. The Killoe clubman ...
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Longford manager Padraic Davis fears that the National Leagues could be a Covid casualty
In the case of Longford and all the other teams in the country, collective training is not permitted for at least the remainder of January and could continue into February due to the very serious nature of Covid-19. The first fixture for the ...
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Start of the 2021 GAA National Leagues could be delayed due to Covid fears
The Longford senior footballers are scheduled to commence the season in the Northern section of Division 3 on February 27/28 with fixtures against Cavan, Derry and Fermanagh but that might now be pushed back. Also returning to competitive ...
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Two county Longford families are aiming to become Ireland's Fittest Family
Two County Longford families are among sixteen contenders aiming to become Ireland's Fittest Family. The Doyles and The Donnellys will take part in RTÉ reality TV show. They are the first families from Longford to feature in the series....
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O'Byrne Cup scrapped as Longford footballers focus on the National League
Covid permitting, the Longford footballers and hurlers will be back in competitive action at the end of February under the new plan for the 2021 inter-county season unveiled on Monday by the GAA. Under the new plan, County games will ...
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Longford GAA: Angry Albert Cooney blasts social media negativity
“Managing GAA affairs of any county is a very responsible task, and Longford is no different. We get most decisions right, but we will never get everything right no matter how much we try. When issues arise that may not be to the ...
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Longford’s O'Byrne Cup silverware a shining light in a Covid stricken dark year
The following are extracts from Longford GAA Secretary Peter O’Reilly’s Annual Report: Coronavirus Pandemic “I recall saying a few years back in my report about Longford GAA breaking with tradition when for the first time in ...
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Padraic Davis reappointed Longford senior football manager for another two years
Also back as a member of the backroom team is former Galway player John Donnellan as Longford bid to build on the steady progress that has been made for the past two years under the guidance of Davis. The Longford manager, ...
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Longford’s Darren Gallagher reflects on the goal chances that could have knocked Laois out
Laois keeper Niall Corbet pulled off two excellent saves at the beginning of the second half to deny Donal McElligott and Dessie Reynolds. “The fact that we didn’t put them away, it kind of gave them a bit of a lift. Our ...
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Where to watch and when? Here's your guide to all 16 of the weekend's live GAA matches
A few months later than usual, the GAA championships finally kick into life this weekend. Limerick and Clare played out the first championship encounter of 2020 when they clashed in Thurles last Sunday where John Kiely's ...
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