18/06/2019
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Gaelic games
Longford have home advantage against Tyrone in Round 2 of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers
The draw was made on RTE Radio on Monday morning and facing last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists is an extremely difficult task for the midlanders, even with home advantage. While Tyrone produced a disappointing display in the 1-16 to 0-15 ...
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All-Ireland SFC qualifiers round two draw: Longford could be pitted against Mayo, Armagh or Tyrone
Longford will learn the identity of their All-Ireland senior football championship round two qualifier opponents tomorrow morning, Monday, June 10 on the Morning Ireland programme on RTÉ Radio One. The GAA Football qualifier draw is ...
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Some consolation for the Longford U-17s in win over Offaly in the Leinster shield
Longford . . . 1-9 Offaly . . . 0-8 The victory for the Shield title holders came at a cost as midfielder Richard Prior was sent-off in the 44th minute after receiving a straight red card. It was the linesman that alerted ...
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Upright saves Kildare as Longford are denied a major win in dramatic draw
Longford . . . 3-15 Kildare . . . 1-21 (After Extra-Time) With the sides deadlocked (2-14 to 1-17) in the fourth minute of stoppage time, a shot from James McGivney hit the upright as the Longford bravehearts were denied a ...
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Longford ladies in Leinster championship action away to Kildare on Saturday
Reaching the league semi-final against the eventual champions Meath was a fine achievement and Longford will be hoping to build on that progress under new manager Enda Sheridan who is working well with a talented squad. Next ...
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Big Match Preview: Longford take on Kildare in the hope of causing upset in the championship
It has been a difficult first season in charge for the county senior football manager Padraic Davis who deserves a lot of credit for guiding the understrength squad to survival in Division 3 of the National League with a ...
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Missing Longford players a big blow for championship clash against Kildare
New manager Padraic Davis is finding it difficult to build on the memorable win over Meath at this same stage last year, hampered by the absence of a few regulars who are gone from the squad for different reasons. ...
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Make or break in the championship for Longford minor footballers and senior hurlers
It is make or break time for both teams in the aftermath of different results during the past few days with the hurlers hoping to bounce back from a narrow defeat (1-15 to 1-12) against Warwickshire in ...
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