18/09/2021
18/09/2021
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National News
Sunday Game pundit embroiled in escalating dispute over major Midlands GAA venue
THE Offaly GAA County Board lease on O'Connor Park could be terminated in the coming months with full control of the county grounds reverting to Tullamore GAA Club after the row between the two bodies escalated further in recent weeks. Relations ...
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Longford4Sambo: Local ingredient makes it into All-Ireland mega sandwich
A local Longford ingredient has made it into the Heinz All-Ireland mega sandwich which brings together one ingredient from every county. The All-Ireland Sandwich competition, celebrating the country’s favourite local food producers, has ended ...
Gaelic games
Longford ladies beat Fermanagh to retain Intermediate status
Longford . . . 0-9 Fermanagh . . . 0-8 With just one point between the sides and deep into stoppage time the young netminder denied Joanne Doonan from point-blank range to prevent what surely would have been the matchwinning goal for ...
Local News
Peter McVerry Trust announces plan to deliver new social housing units in Longford
Peter McVerry Trust, the national housing and homeless charity, has launched a new five-year strategic plan which will see the charity deliver 1,200 new social housing units before the end of 2025. The charity, which operates a number ...
Gaelic games
Ladies Football: Longford and Meath battle it out for Leinster Minor glory
Following their great win over Kildare in round three of the Leinster minor championship last week Alan Mullen’s charges are now just sixty minutes away from claiming Longford ladies first ever 'A' championship title at this level. ...
Sport
Clonbroney rounders teams do Longford proud at All-Ireland Féile finals
Clonbroney's Under 13 rounders teams represented Longford with distinction at the All-Ireland Féile, hosted by Clonguish GAA last weekend. Clonbroney boys won the All-Ireland Under 13 Féile Cup Final, registering victory over Emo ...
Gaelic games
Longford U-16 ladies narrowly fail against Laois in Leinster title decider
Laois . . . 6-4 Longford . . . 2-14 Longford left themselves with too much to do after the second water break, trailing by seven points after a blistering restart from their opponents. Longford did admirably rally with five ...
Local News
Electric Picnic organisers set out 12 reasons why the 2021 festival should go ahead
The Electric Picnic organisers have issued a statement in which they outlined 12 reasons why the festival should get the green light for 70,000 people to descend on Stradbally in Laois this September. The main man behind the ...
Local News
Electric Picnic promoters demand Government green light for Laois festival
The Electric Picnic promoters have written to the Government making the case for the event to be allowed to proceed in Laois this year. Festival Republic and MCD, which promote the event, also set out in the letter how it ...
Gaelic games
Longford ladies lose with Wexford scoring the winning point in the 10th minute of stoppage time
Wexford . . . 0-7 Longford . . . 0-6 This result means that Brian Noonan’s side will almost certainly require a win over Sligo in the remaining group fixture on Sunday next to keep alive their hopes of making it ...
Gaelic games
Longford ladies in tough group but the target is a spot in the quarter-finals
Under the guidance of new manager Brian Noonan, steady progress has been made this season as the Edgeworthstown native works with a good blend of youth and experience in building for the future. The form going ...
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