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Longford Leader gallery: Albert Fallon's contribution to GAA, academic & community life recognised

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Longford Leader gallery: Albert Fallon's contribution to GAA, academic & community life recognised

Inducted into the Longford GAA Hall of Fame in January 2018, Albert served as Leinster Council Chairperson from 1993 to ‘95, having previously held the role of Longford GAA Chairperson. He contested the GAA Presidency and sat on numerous Croke Park ...

12 Nov 2019 at 17:00

GALLERY| Presentation night celebrates the success of Longford ladies

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GALLERY| Presentation night celebrates the success of Longford ladies

Longford ladies recently celebrated their triumphs of 2019, with a special gala presentation at the Rustic Inn, Abbeyshrule.  The Longford All- Ireland winning ladies U-16 and Minor teams along with the U-14 Leinster winning ladies team were ...

11 Nov 2019 at 16:00

Ballymahon teacher throws her name into the General Election hat

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Ballymahon teacher throws her name into the General Election hat

Green Party’s Julie O’ Donoghue has announced that she will contest the next General Election on behalf of the party in Roscommon/Galway. Ms O’ Donoghue (35) lives in Roscommon town and has been a teacher in Mercy Secondary School, ...

10 Nov 2019 at 16:00

Bringing Fighting Words to Longford’s youth

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Bringing Fighting Words to Longford’s youth

‘Fighting Words’ is an amazing cultural initiative currently on its way to Longford. Fighting Words is a creative writing centre established by Roddy Doyle and Sean Love in 2009. They were inspired by 802 Valencia, a creative ...

22 Oct 2019 at 19:00

GALLERY| Aisling children's arts festival officially launched in Longford

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GALLERY| Aisling children's arts festival officially launched in Longford

Aisling Children’s Festival just seems to keep get bigger and better and this year is no exception! Check out some of the pictures from this year's launch.  Pictures: Shelley Corcoran GALLERY| Delight for Longford students ...

21 Oct 2019 at 17:00

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‘I always make time for farming’, says Longford student

Somehow, she finds time for her daily jobs on the farm as she has a huge passion for all things farming. What type of farm do you have? We have a beef and sheep farm. At what age did you grasp an interest? I have loved ...

19 Oct 2019 at 20:00

Providing a place for everyone at Narnia in Mercy Ballymahon

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Providing a place for everyone at Narnia in Mercy Ballymahon

Aisling Festival reporters Rachel Maguire and Abbey Corrigan spoke to some of the students in the class about Narnia and how it supports the school's students. What is Narnia? Narnia is a special inclusive class for ...

19 Oct 2019 at 19:00

Longford Leader Editorial: Bringing the arts to Longford

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Longford Leader Editorial: Bringing the arts to Longford

The theme for the 2019 Aisling Festival is ‘My Place in the World’. Festival Chairperson Loretto McGarry explained that the theme came about as a result of the committee discussing how they wanted the young people ...

19 Oct 2019 at 15:00

Ballymahon students talk up merits of Longford's Evolution Stage School

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Ballymahon students talk up merits of Longford's Evolution Stage School

When did you start Evolution and why? We both started Evolution when we were 13 as we knew a few friends who did it and kind of knew we wanted to do acting, singing or dancing as a career. What is your favorite ...

18 Oct 2019 at 20:00

Ballymahon's up and coming sports stars

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Ballymahon's up and coming sports stars

There is lots of up and coming sports stars in Longford and in this feature article, Mercy Ballymahon students Michelle Laffan, Rachel Maguire, Leigh Gurney and Abbey Corrigan profile three of ...

18 Oct 2019 at 11:00

Longford man shares his experiences on building a career out of poultry farming

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Longford man shares his experiences on building a career out of poultry farming

Conor Smith, County Longford has recently taken on a new career choice; starting his own poultry business, breeding 40,000 chickens per batch along with his beef suckler herd and sheep farm. What gave you the ...

18 Oct 2019 at 08:00

Aisling Children's Arts Festival: The Ardagh artist behind this year’s colourful poster

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Aisling Children's Arts Festival: The Ardagh artist behind this year’s colourful poster

Local animator and illustrator Mary Smyth is the artist behind the poster for this year’s Aisling Children's Arts Festival. She kindly agreed to tell us about herself, her job and the inspiration behind this ...

17 Oct 2019 at 19:00

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